# Claim 519

Haaretz's editor-in-chief declined to join the informal Editors' Committee, saying it would make editors into intelligence assets.

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

- Statement: Haaretz's editor-in-chief declined to join the informal Editors' Committee, saying it would make editors into intelligence assets.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: editor declines Editors' Committee
- About: [incident 2010-israel-prisoner-x-gag-order](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-israel-prisoner-x-gag-order)
- Source: Attacks on the Press in 2013: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. https://cpj.org/2014/02/attacks-on-the-press-in-2013-israel-and-the-occupi/
- 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

> turn editors into intelligence 'assets'

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