24.02.2025
רסס The Seventh Eye in English
The Seventh Eye is Israel's only independent and investigative magazine devoted entirely to Journalism, the Media, Freedom of Speech and Transparency. For more information on The Seventh Eye, click here
24.02.2025
The Israeli media should stop cooperating with Netanyahu
Israeli journalists protest when Netanyahu's current spokesperson removes them from a WhatsApp group, but remain silent when he boycotts their media outlets for years, uses them to mislead the public, and publishes false and defamatory denials
19.02.2025
District Court Approves Extension of Orders Against Al Jazeera
The Qatari channel claimed it was absurd, as Israeli channels broadcast the channel's content: "These are political, not security considerations" • The judge rejected the claim and determined that the broadcasts cause "tangible harm to state security": "It's not just about presenting Hamas's narrative"
14.02.2025
Call for Criminal Investigation Against Channel 14 on Suspicion of Incitement and Sedition
"Blow up the Supreme Court sessions", "Your day is near", "Do not obey", "Uproot and break", "Only by force!", "A knife in the nation's back", "The house of the 'Nukhbot [Hamas’ terrorists]" • The Fair Regulation Movement quotes dozens of statements by Channel 14 show hosts and pundits calling to disobey court rulings, spreading lies about judges, inciting and calling for violent actions • "A consistent policy adopted by the channel aimed at undermining the foundations of democratic rule in Israel in general and the public trust in the Supreme Court in particular"
01.02.2025
Channel 14 has an opinion. Netanyahu's opinion
For more than a year, Channel 14 presented a consistent line against the hostage deal: It blatantly attacked the supporters of the deal and the families of the hostages • In their News broadcasts, they tried to ignore the struggle to return the hostages and in their programs they compared the supporters of a deal to collaborators with Hamas • But as soon as Netanyahu changed his mind, the editors, anchors, commentators, and pundits followed suit • The moral flexibility of the channel's staff proves once again: Channel 14 is a propaganda channel in the service of one politician
01.02.2025
Lesotho Plan
The dictatorship in Lesotho was one of five countries on the African continent that did not cut ties with Israel in 1973 • Foreign Ministry documents reveal the compensation it received • Training death squads, eliminating the opposition and senior IDF officers who became state-sponsored arms dealers
27.01.2025
Channel 14 calls for Sedition
Moshe Cohen Eliya, a regular pundit on Channel 14, and Dana Varon, a presenter on the channel, call on the army and the Shin Bet to disobey court orders or government orders - if these are not in line with "The People's" instructions, which are conveyed exclusively by the channel's broadcasters • The broadcast emphasized that violence should be used against the Supreme Court: "It will only go by force!"
24.01.2025
"Even before 10/7, no one wanted to hear anything about Palestinian suffering"
Journalist Raviv Drucker spoke at the Haaretz conference about the media's self-censorship regarding events in the Gaza Strip, the emotional difficulty of addressing Palestinian victims after the massacre carried out by Hamas, and the challenge of obtaining interviewees from within the Strip • "During this war, the maximum level of left-leaning sentiment I allowed myself in panels was to support the hostages," said journalist Chen Lieberman
21.01.2025
Israel postponed for the fifth time its answer to the petition against the ban on entry of journalists to Gaza
The state refuses to respond to the petition and has been delaying the response for over four months • The method: wait until the deadline set by the court, then request an extension - and receive it • The Foreign Press Association petitioned against the ban on journalists entering the Gaza Strip since the start of the war • Initially, the state claimed that it was delaying because of the war, now - because of the ceasefire
07.01.2025
06.01.2025
The Minister of Communications announced that he does not recognize the Israeli court
The Supreme Court ordered an end to the paralysis imposed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation's board • In a confused and aggressive announcement, the minister responded that he would not honor the court order and that he was the only authorized interpreter of the law: "I determine that there is a constitutional impediment" • He also called on the Minister of Justice to harm the court and the Minister of Finance to harm the corporation • If he sticks to his decision, enforcement authorities will have to intervene • Prime Minister Netanyahu did not respond
05.01.2025
04.01.2025
Supreme Court Grants Fourth Extension in Gaza Media Petition
The Foreign Press Association filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Justice demanding permission for journalistic coverage in the Gaza Strip, which has been closed for 15 months • According to the association, the lack of professional and reliable coverage infringes on freedom of the press and harms Israel's security, as it leaves the media arena to Hamas supporters • The state is attempting to stall the proceedings.
04.01.2025
Schocken: Haaretz's financial situation is solid and its circulation is greater than ever
Haaretz publisher Amos Schocken sent a letter to employees along with his brother, Hillel Schocken, who was appointed chairman of the board of directors in place of his sister, Rachel Eidelman • On the horizon: the succession struggles
30.12.2024
