01.04.2026 New report reveals the data behind the decline in press freedom in Israel For the first time, a comprehensive study offers quantitative indicators of democratic regression in the Israeli media market • and reviews the worrying trends in market concentration, ownership structures, legislation, violence against journalists, defamation lawsuits and discourse on social media • The report, "On the Brink of Collapse," is a joint project of "The Seventh Eye," researchers from the Open University and the Van Leer Institute Oren Persico