After Israeli commandos boarded aid ships bound for Gaza on Monday and at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists on board were killed, concern mounted as well over the well-being and whereabouts of dozens of journalists reportedly on board. Many have been out of contact since the raid, with reports that some may be detained in the […]

Jared Malsin, editor of the English section of Ma’an News Agency was deported by the Israeli authorities on Wednesday. Following a week in custody at Ben Gurion International Airport, the American journalist was flown to New York City yesterday morning. Malsin was detained on 12 January at the airport after landing, as he and his […]

Israeli authorities are threatening to expel Jared Malsin, the American editor of the English section of the Bethlehem-based Ma’an News Agency, from the country. According to official sources at Ma’an News Agency, Malsin was detained on Tuesday afternoon at Ben Gurion International Airport, as he and his girlfriend were returning from a holiday in the […]

On 1 September, British freelance journalist Ewa Jasiewicz decided to return to the United Kingdom after discontinuing a legal action before the Israeli Supreme Court. Jasiewicz made the decision because, if the court had found against her, it would have created a binding legal precedent for other foreign journalists entering Israel. According to information from […]