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Incidents, national level, head of government David Ben-Gurion
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
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ContinentAsia
TacticPrior restraint 1
StageSilence 1
OutcomeOngoing 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentDavid Ben-Gurion
Israel retains a British-era law giving the military the power to review and restrict the press
When Israel declared independence in 1948 under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, it retained a British Mandate-era Press Ordinance giving the military the power to review and restrict publications on security grounds, later formalized thro…
Prior restraint · Stage Silence · Head of government David Ben-Gurion · Ongoing
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