A cornerstone of those shared values is both countries’ historic commitments to a free press.
Israel’s journalism, as in the United States, is freewheeling and independent, and reporters are famously skeptical and often critical of any government.
Gilead Sher Courtesy Gilead SherAs in the United States, Israeli governments have always viewed a free press as inviolate because of the central role it plays in upholding democracy and fostering government transparency and accountability — until now.
Missed so far, however, in most mainstream US news, are the government’s initiatives to erode Israel’s free press and gradually turn Israeli media into government propaganda vehicles.
And indeed, as already stated, Netanyahu’s government has targeted much more than the free press.
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