A delegation of the International Press Institute has completed a weeklong research mission to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza that focused on the current status of conflict coverage by local media. The team included: IPI World Press Freedom Hero Daoud Kuttab, who runs Ammannet.net in Jordan; IPI Senior Press Freedom Adviser Naomi Hunt; and […]

The state of Israel has come to a plea bargain agreement with the lawyers of Israeli journalist Uri Blau in which the journalist will admit to possessing classified documents without authorisation, and the state will ask that Blau be allowed to do community service in lieu of prison time, according to local and international reports. The […]

In an open letter sent today, executive members of the International Press Institute (IPI) called on Israel’s attorney general to drop charges against an investigative reporter who faces up to seven years in prison for possession of classified documents. Signatories include 21 members of IPI’s Executive Board, who hail from all corners of the world, […]

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein’s decision to charge Haaretz reporter Uri Blau with “serious espionage” for being in possession of classified Israel Defense Forces documents poses a palpable threat to the free press in Israel, particularly to the ability to criticize government actions and expose them to the public. As we wrote here a year ago, […]