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Opinion Israel made a terrible tactical blunder in targeting the AP — one it’s made many times before
Want to damage your global standing, domestic approval and credibility with the press? Target one of the most trusted journalistic brands around
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News Departure of Jerusalem Post’s top editor comes after years of turmoil at newspaper
Avi Mayer left the English-language Israeli newspaper this week, less than a year after he was appointed editor-in-chief despite scant experience in journalism
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Reporter's Notebook From a kabbalist’s grave to a destroyed kibbutz: Inside an IDF press tour
The stench of burned bodies stuck to my hair for two days, and I was uncomfortable parachuting in and out
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Fast Forward In first, ultra-Orthodox news site apologizes to women for blurring their faces
This is the first time a lawsuit has ever been filed against a Haredi publication for blurring out the faces of women, which is a common practice in ultra-Orthodox media
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Culture Like a young Trump in training, the Tinder Swindler is manipulating the media for political gain
The Netflix documentary tells us more than you'd think about journalism and politics
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Opinion What To Do When Media Shows Bias Against Israel
Even though Israel does not have a formal Constitution, like the United States does, freedom of expression is inherent in our Basic Laws. In 2014, Freedom House ranked Israel as having the only free press in the Middle East. Four other countries — Algeria, Kuwait, Lebanon and Tunisia — were ranked “partly free.” Yet a…
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Israel News Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tangled Relationship With Israel’s Media
JERUSALEM — ”You have to play the media like a piano,” an adviser recalls being told by his ex-boss, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But critics say Bibi is hitting the wrong note when it comes to the media, weakening press freedom and holding sway over TV broadcasters in a country that bills itself as the Middle…
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Opinion Haaretz Tweets That Haaretz Is on Strike
Scanning our Twitter feed this morning we saw this unusual tweet from Haaretz, announcing that the paper’s employees were going on strike (the Forward has an online partnership with the Israeli paper in which we swap content). #Haaretz and The Marker have launched a strike, paralyzing the newsroom. We will resume updating when the strike…
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News UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
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Culture She was a nice Jewish mother — and an organized-crime boss
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