Palestinian NGOs cynically use World Press Freedom Day to falsely accuse Israel of jailing journalists

Palestinian prisoner rights NGOs are using today's World Press Freedom Day to call for Israel to release 16 "journalists' who are in prison. They claim that these journalists were arrested to curtail freedom of speech:  "The occupation authorities are pursuing a number of policies to restrict freedom of opinion and expression and impose more censorship and control on...

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Palestinians near the rock bottom of press freedom. Why is no one talking about this?

On May 3, Reporters Without Borders released their annual rankings of World Press Freedom.No one seems to have noticed that the abysmal record of the freedom of media in the Palestinian territories plummeted even further.In the 2021 rankings, "Palestine" came in as #132 out of 180 with a score of 56.82.In 2022, it fell to #170 with a score of 28.98.Here are the countries that...

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