Israel: Secrets and lies in Anat Kamm case
The injunction and indictment of activist Anat Kamm for leaking confidential documents has revealed some uncomfortable truths about Israeli attitudes to free expression, says Shaul Adar
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Israel: Anat Kamm gag order lifted
Reports are emerging that an injunction on the reporting of the case of Anat Kamm, an Israeli activist accused of leaking confidential military documents to the media, has been lifted by a Tel Aviv court.
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US reporter ‘expelled’ by Israel
Jared Malsin, news editor for a Palestinian agency, put on flight to New York reports Dimi Reider
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Brother of ex-Israeli PM punches reporter
The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was yesterday detained by police for four hours following an incident in which he allegedly punched a reporter, knocking him unconscious following a basketball game. Yirmi Olmert is a representative of the International Basketball Federation. He was apparently upset over comments journalist Omer Benovich had said on air and written in his articles. He has since been released. Read more here