How Netanyahu gov’t media reforms risk deepening Israeli press bias
Other, less contentious and immediate sections of the law were left to stand. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not vote on the measure. He is currently bound by a 2020 conflict-of-interest agreement that bars him from participating in government decisions that could affect his ongoing corruption trial, where, among other charges, he stands accused of using his position to unduly influence media coverage of his administration.
- ▪Other, less contentious and immediate sections of the law were left to stand.
- ▪Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not vote on the measure.
- ▪He is currently bound by a 2020 conflict-of-interest agreement that bars him from participating in government decisions that could affect his ongoing corruption trial, where, among other charges, he stands accused of using his position to u
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News|MediaHow Netanyahu gov’t media reforms risk deepening Israeli press biasCritics decry Israel’s sweeping media reforms, warning of further risks to press freedom and election integrity.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks to Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi at the Knesset, Israel's parliament [File: Maya Alleruzzo/AP]By Simon Speakman CordallPublished On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Media freedom organisations and opposition lawmakers have criticised sweeping media reforms pushed through by Israel’s right-wing coalition as part of a legislative blitz before the parliament’s dissolution in advance of elections later this…
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