Demonstrations against Israeli President Isaac Herzog have been met by a brutal police response
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CATEGORY: Israel
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
Should the phrase “globalise the intifada” be banned?
In the wake of the Bondi atrocity, Index says freedom of expression includes not only the right to speak but the responsibility to do so with care
Contents – Gen Z is revolting: Why the world’s youth will not be silenced
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Tyrant of the year 2025: Benjamin Netanyahu
Some argue that Israel has crossed into authoritarianism under the country’s prime minister
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Israel bans Sudanese activists from protesting outside the UAE embassy in Tel Aviv
The 6,000-strong Sudanese community in Israel wanted to highlight the sponsorship of a militia perpetrating atrocities in their homeland
Israeli society is not a monolith
Jewish-Palestinian group Standing Together is working on the front line of Israel’s battered peace movement
Contents – Truth, trust & tricksters: Free expression in the age of AI
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The week in free expression 10 October – 17 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days