Claim 200

Editors of newspapers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip had to submit all their articles to military censors each night, unlike newspapers elsewhere in Israel that could self-censor.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Editors of newspapers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip had to submit all their articles to military censors each night, unlike newspapers elsewhere in Israel that could self-censor.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Occupied territories had no self-censorship privilege
About: incident 1948-israel-military-censorship-established
Source: History of Censorship in Israel
Publisher: EBSCO Research Starters
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

Editors of newspapers in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip had to submit all articles to the military censors each night.