Autocracy is flourishing in Israel (not to mention the #USA, #Georgia, #Romania, + others as well as the UK under Starmer who is having a bloody good go. Gone or going is judicial and media independence.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-israel-palestinians

#Autocracy #Israel #UkPolitics #Haaretz

There's No #Auschwitz in #Gaza

But It's Still #Genocide

This is precisely what genocide looks like, write Israeli historians #AmosGoldberg and #DanielBlatman

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-01-30/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/theres-no-auschwitz-in-gaza-but-its-still-genocide/00000194-b8af-dee1-a5dc-fcff384b0000?gift=7dbabd8750454d4c95eb444b32f78afb gift link #Haaretz

Quoting Michael Wolff from #Haaretz interview about his new book “All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America”

Wolff accuses #Trump of #antisemitism "in the old sense," claiming Trump fundamentally views Jews as different from himself. He asserts that Trump has "absolutely no interest in Israel" and describes Israeli politics as "boring" to Trump, who is "categorically uninterested in anything related to foreign policy and the Middle East."

Trump's support for Israel is purely performative rather than based on genuine concern, stating "It's important for him to appear as a friend of Israel, but he doesn't care about Israel." He points to Trump's muted response to the October 7 attacks despite political opportunity, and suggests his resentment toward #Netanyahu (for congratulating Biden in 2020) influenced his reaction.

Wolff mentions that even Trump's Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner refused to sign a statement defending Trump against antisemitism accusations, adding credibility to Wolff's claims about Trump's attitudes toward Jews and Israel.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

[…] The Hamas attack on October 7 caught Donald Trump on his way to a massive campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa. "This was the perfect stage to make a militant declaration in favor of Israel and stand behind its military plans," veteran journalist Michael Wolff wrote in his new and widely discussed book, "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America." "The evangelical base in Iowa is overwhelmingly pro-Israel," he continues. "A Trumpian display of fire and fury toward the Palestinians would certainly have been received with sympathy." However, Trump, he wrote, delivered a pale, lukewarm statement of support, contrary to everything one might expect from a man who has never shied away from bombastic words. Especially when he had an opportunity to gain political capital.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-03-06/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000195-65e1-dac6-a997-ffe926560000 or https://archive.is/4jf28

@israel
@palestine
@bookstodon
#oatmealquotes

« La Palestinienne d'#Israël, #HaninMajadli est journaliste pour #Haaretz, rare quotidien israélien indépendant et critique du gouvernement Netanyahou. De passage à Paris, elle raconte comment la société israélienne a basculé dans une ambiance «fasciste» depuis les attaques du Hamas, le 7 octobre 2023. »

https://www.humanite.fr/monde/donald-trump/censure-soutien-au-genocide-influence-de-trump-la-vie-en-israel-apres-le-7-octobre

#Palestine #Gaza #GénocideÀGaza #politiqueIsraélienne #médiasIsraéliens #PalestiniensDe48 @palestine @israel

#Haaretz / A case study in how democracy crumbles, self mutilates and surrenders to populism (in broad daylight)

Haaretz published yesterday an opinion piece by David Schocken, a potential heir to the liberal newspaper Haaretz, in which he argues that the (low circulation though profitable and influential) newspaper has become too insular, ideologically homogenous, and fearful of dissenting opinions. He implies that the paper should be more open to a wider range of viewpoints, including those from the right-wing.

Succession 👑 and sugar-coated facade of pluralism

Shuki Tausig, The Seventh Eye’s editor, strongly supports Haaretz’s stance. In order to protect democratic values, a "defensive democracy" approach dictates that certain views should not be given a platform. To David Schoken’s claim that the paper is alienating people on the right he simply states: why should the paper cater to the right? It's a left-leaning paper.

[…] An important article is published in the opinion pages of "Haaretz." Not because of its content, which is foolish and irresponsible, certainly not because of its pompous tone, and definitely not because of the embarrassing ignorance and cowardice it's bursting with, but because of the author's identity: David Schocken. He is one of two possible heirs to the position of publisher of Haaretz, alongside his cousin, Roni Schocken.

[…] David Schocken writes that "there are some people in the newspaper who are proud of excluding writers with 'dangerous' opinions that, in a 'defensive democracy,' shouldn't be legitimized." Just like countless cheap manipulators before him, David Schocken won't lie, he'll just put quotation marks around the truth.

[…] David, dangerous opinions aren't 'dangerous' opinions. They are dangerous opinions. A defensive democracy isn't a '"defensive democracy." It's a defensive democracy. If David Schocken thinks there are no dangerous opinions and that our democracy doesn't need defending, he should grow a pair and write it. Instead, he resorts to the villain's other escape route. Not patriotism - quote marks."

Hebrew https://www.the7eye.org.il/543545

The rhinoceros 🦏 in the room

Aluf Benn, Haaretz’s current editor-in-chief chimed in arguing that Haaretz must remain committed to its core values, particularly human and civil rights, even in the face of political pressure and attempts to silence the paper. He emphasizes that the paper's role is to challenge the government and speak truth to power, even when that means going against popular opinion. He implicitly accuses Schocken of being naive and prioritizing the paper's financial interests over its journalistic integrity.

[…] On my desk at the Haaretz newsroom sits a small plastic rhinoceros. I put it there after the last elections, a reminder that the newspaper must never compromise its values and principles just to run with the herd. I knew from the very beginning that during the reign of this government of horrors, we would face pressures and temptations to abandon the newspaper's long-standing commitment to defending human and civil rights, to shut up and join some imaginary, cozy center. In moments like these, I thought, we'd need to look at the rhino as a warning sign.

[…] The rejection of these articles wasn't meant to protect "Haaretz" readers from "consuming poisonous opinions," as Schocken puts it. Readers are already bombarded with these views from every screen, news page, and tweet, and, of course, they're also reported on in Haaretz. The rejection was intended to draw a line in the sand, to mark the boundaries of acceptable opinions that the newspaper will provide a platform for. Just as we haven't published articles supporting the dismantling of the judiciary's independence and turning it into a puppet of the Likud party, even though that position also enjoys broad public support.

[…] David Schocken apparently believes that if we "rhino-fy" ourselves and open the newspaper up to debates on "transfer, pro and con," or to proposals on how to persuade and relocate Gazans, we'll be giving readers intellectual enrichment and a "fierce and wild ideological battle," and in doing so, we'll attract new subscribers and lift the government's boycott."

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-02-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-0a0d-d2a7-a7fd-ef8f4aec0000 or https://archive.is/1zkVs

@israel
#PressFreedom

* Edit: typos

in dem Kontext auch=>https://mastodon.social/deck/@bernie_j_w_2024/113855319262646629 #Geiseln #Hamas #Gaza #Westbank #Libanon #Syrien #Jordanien #Ägytpen #Iran #Saudiarabien #Nahost #Netanjahu #Rechtsextreme #Menschenrechte #Baerbock #Miosga #UNO #Völkerrecht #Haaretz #Rabin #Peres #Waffenstillstand

#Israele #Gaza
Soldati delle #Idf hanno raccontato a #Haaretz le azioni spregiudicate e violente dei due militari che hanno messo in pericolo anche le loro vite

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/01/06/distruzione-gaza-affare-famiglia-vach/7825293/

Haaretz brise le silence : Israël perd son humanité à Gaza. Le quotidien de gauche israélien dénonce les exactions de Tsahal et paie le prix : privation de publicité publique par Netanyahou. Quand vérité et courage coûtent cher.

https://www.lecanardenchaine.fr/medias/49795-haaretz-sur-image
#Gaza #Haaretz #LibertéDeLaPresse #Justice #Humanité

Le quotidien israélien #Haaretz continue de dénoncer les exactions de l’armée à #Gaza, malgré les attaques du gouvernement.
Le journal israélien est l’un des rares médias du pays à montrer la réalité de la guerre du côté palestinien. Une approche critique qui lui vaut d’être en première ligne face aux attaques du gouvernement contre les médias.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/29/israel-cible-du-gouvernement-le-quotidien-haaretz-continue-de-denoncer-les-exactions-de-l-armee-a-gaza_6471883_3210.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/29/israel-cible-du-gouvernement-le-quotidien-haaretz-continue-de-denoncer-les-exactions-de-l-armee-a-gaza_6471883_3210.html
Israël : cible du gouvernement, le quotidien « #Haaretz » continue de dénoncer les exactions de l’armée à #Gaza
Le journal israélien est l’un des rares médias du pays à montrer la réalité de la guerre du côté palestinien. Une approche critique qui lui vaut d’être en première ligne face aux attaques du gouvernement contre les #médias.
#Palestine

‘When You Leave Israel and Enter Gaza, You Are God’: Inside the Minds of IDF Soldiers Who Commit War Crimes – Opinion – Haaretz.com

https://archive.ph/2024.12.23-102713/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-12-23/ty-article-opinion/.premium/when-you-enter-gaza-you-are-god-inside-the-minds-of-idf-soldiers-who-commit-war-crimes/00000193-f2a4-dc18-a3db-fee62b540000

This division of a large group of people into sub-groups, with Followers and the Restrained being the largest, seems about par for the course for all societies.

#haaretz #gaza #social #research #TheBlotOfALightCloud

#gaza #haaretz #research #social #TheBlotOfALightCloud

#Haaretz #Israël #Nieuwsuur #Gaza #censure #warcrimes

A match made in hell: Far-right Dutch politician Wilders and his Israeli friends - #Haaretz #Newsletter
https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?e=d0ae140efb&u=d3bceadb340d6af4daf1de00d&id=334acf289c

'On Monday, Wilders' X feed featured a cavalcade of smiling selfies with "new friend" Gila Gamliel (science and technology minister), "dear friend" Amir Ohana (speaker of the Knesset), "my friend" Israel Katz (defense minister) "true friend" Eli Cohen (energy minister) and "very, very good friend" Gideon Sa'ar (fore ...'

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#Politiek #Wilders #Knesset #Israel

Israeli lawmakers call for Israel to take control of Syrian Golan Heights - #Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-08/ty-article-live/idf-names-officer-killed-in-southern-gaza-combat/00000193-a3b2-ddde-addb-f3b64ca90000#1153115080

Israeli lawmakers took to X, calling on the government to take control of the Syrian Golan Heights.

#Israel #Syria #GolanHeights

A Massive Database of Evidence, Compiled by a Historian, Documents Israel's War Crimes in Gaza - #Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-05/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/massive-database-of-evidence-compiled-by-a-historian-details-israels-war-crimes-in-gaza/00000193-979b-d408-a7d3-bfdbf1410000

"I wrote this so that in another half-year or in 100 years, people will go back and see that this is what it was possible to know, as early as January, and that those among us who didn't know, chose not to know."

Archive link https://archive.ph/LIEG8

#Israel #Netanyahu #Warcrimes

La guerra del Governo Netanyahu contro la stampa. Il caso di Haaretz https://altreconomia.it/la-guerra-del-governo-netanyahu-contro-la-stampa-il-caso-di-haaretz/ #BenjaminNetanyahu #libertàdistampa #protesteisraele #governoisraele #Intervista #Scheindlin #palestina #7ottobre #haaretz #israele #gaza

'Journalists in Gaza Face Immense Pressure From Hamas, but Israel's Attacks Are Killing Them' - #Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-02/ty-article-magazine/.premium/gaza-journalists-face-immense-pressure-from-hamas-but-israels-attacks-are-killing-them/00000193-86a0-d870-a9b3-8ee9719e0000

Heeft onze 'beste minister', die op het laatste moment nog even voor Wilders een Israëlische minister sprak, vragen gesteld?

Archive link https://archive.ph/MjDWQ

#Israel #Journalism #CPJ

#btselem 2024: #Israel #Palästina #Hebron #Haaretz
https://www.btselem.org/publications/202412_unleashed
Systematisch Misshandlungen: Schläge und Tritte, Prügel mit Gewehren, Knüppeln oder Stühlen, Auspeitschungen mit Gürtel, Übergießen mit übelriechender Flüssigkeit und in einem Fall Messerstiche.

If #Haaretz journalists have to join those from #Meduza in #Riga Latvia THEN do we get to stop pretending #Israel is a democracy?

Thanks to #Haaretz for giving me hope | Letter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/thanks-to-haaretz-for-giving-me-hope #Israel #Gaza

Israel sanctioned Israeli newspaper Haaretz for criticizing the government. Just like any “democracy” would 🙄 ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ #freepalastine #endtheoccupation #haaretz #israel #warcrimes #netanyahu #palestine

https://www.threads.net/@jonathanrandall/post/DC2WQ2qSWAg?xmt=AQGzWNPll6Gbz8HeqhVBUkJk8iIqcxehvpm89aA1_bmjtQ

#israel : #innenpolitik / #medienfreiheit / #boycott / #tageszeitung / #haaretz / #kommentar

(Qualitätsjournalismus!)

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/nahost/haaretz-boykott-netanjahus-problem-mit-kritik

Libération
Le gouvernement israélien boycotte officiellement le journal d’opposition « Haaretz »
https://mcinformactions.net/le-gouvernement-israelien-boycotte-officiellement-le-journal-d-opposition
#israel #palestine #Hamas #Cisjordanie #Gaza #Haaretz #libertedelapresse

"Netanyahu’s boycott of Haaretz won’t stop us reporting the grim truth about Israel’s wars. Unlike most Israeli news outlets, my paper shows the suffering in Gaza and Lebanon. That’s why the government has targeted us."

~ Aluf Benn, editor-in-chief of Haaretz

#Israel #Netanyahu #IDF #Haaretz #Palestinians #Gaza #media

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/26/benjamin-netanyahu-haaretz-israel-gaza-lebanon-war

https://www.europesays.com/?p=1639289 Haaretz controversy sparks debate on democracy and media freedoms #democracy #FreePress #FreeSpeech #Haaretz #Israel #media #MinistryOfCommunications

https://www.europesays.com/1639040/ Israelische Regierung boykottiert Tageszeitung Haaretz #Haaretz #Israel

Die israelische Tageszeitung Haaretz ist für ihre regierungskritische Haltung bekannt. Nun dürfen Regierungsbehörden offenbar nicht mehr mit der Zeitung kommunizieren. Auslöser ist ein Kommentar des Verlegers. Von Bettina Meier.#Israel #Haaretz

Israelische Regierung boykottiert Tageszeitung Haaretz

Die israelische Tageszeitung Haaretz ist für ihre regierungskritische Haltung bekannt. Nun dürfen Regierungsbehörden offenbar nicht mehr mit der Zeitung kommunizieren. Auslöser ist ein Kommentar des Verlegers. Von Bettina Meier.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/israel-haaretz-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Israel #Haaretz

#Israel #Haaretz #démocratie #censure https://www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9missions/dans-la-presse/20241125-boycott-du-journal-haaretz-une-nouvelle-%C3%A9tape-vers-le-d%C3%A9mant%C3%A8lement-de-la-d%C3%A9mocratie

Le gouvernement israélien a approuvé, le 24 novembre, une décision interdisant aux officiels et organismes liés au gouvernement à avoir des contacts avec le quotidien “Ha’Aretz” et à y placer des publicités.

Une tentative “de faire taire un journal critique et indépendant”, alerte Ha’Aretz, très hostile au Premier ministre Benyamin Nétanyahou et à son cabinet, considéré comme le plus à droite de l’histoire de l’État hébreu.

Le gouvernement justifie sa décision, par les “nombreux éditoriaux qui ont mis à mal la légitimité de l’État d’Israël et de son droit à la légitime défense”.

Je trouve ça grave ! #Haaretz #Israël https://amicale.net/@courrierinter/113543125705698894

Just when you thought freedom of the press was a given, Israel tightens the reins on Haaretz for articles deemed too critical. Irony alert: it's a democracy... unless you disagree! #PressFreedom #Israel #Haaretz #Censorship Source: https://theinformer.uk

Israel puts the pressure on Haaretz over articles deemed "harmful" to the state. Can’t handle the heat? Maybe it’s time to rethink the kitchen! Freedom of the press or a state-controlled narrative? You decide. #PressFreedom #Israel #Haaretz #MediaWatch Source: https://theinformer.uk

Israel’s decision to sanction Haaretz for articles deemed ‘hurtful’ is quite the plot twist! Who knew journalism could pack such a punch? When the truth stings, suppression becomes a reflex. #PressFreedom #MediaMatters #Israel #Haaretz #Censorship Source: https://theinformer.uk

#Trump is expected to try to punish the #media in America.
#Netanyahu is already punishing an important newspaper in Israel:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/24/israel-sanctions-haaretz-due-to-articles-that-hurt-israeli-state?traffic_source=rss #Haaretz #freedom

Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz | Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/24/israeli-government-orders-officials-to-boycott-left-leaning-paper-haaretz

#Palestine #Israel #Haaretz
@palestine