The War On News

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Claim

Claim 518

Israel's High Court requires proof that publication would cause imminent, certain and actual harm to state security before security-related material can be censored.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Israel's High Court requires proof that publication would cause imminent, certain and actual harm to state security before security-related material can be censored.
Field
stated_justification
Value
military censorship standard
About
incident 2010-israel-prisoner-x-gag-order
Source
Attacks on the Press in 2013: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2014-02-12

Quotation from the source

imminent, certain, and actual harm to state security