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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Jared Malsin, news editor for a Palestinian agency, put on flight to New York reports Dimi Reider
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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
Human Rights Watch’s suspension of military analyst Marc Garlasco under Israeli pressure raises questions about its own commitment to free expression, says Richard Silverstein of Tikun Olam
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