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April 28, 2016

An Irrational Attack on Israel’s Free Press

When does failing to ban a publication make you less free?

In its recently released ranking of press freedom in various countries, Freedom House downgraded the Jewish state from “free” to “partly free.” Why? Because Israel has a successful right-wing daily, Israel Hayom, and efforts last year in the Knesset to ban it failed. Jonathan Tobin writes:

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April 28, 2016

  1. An Irrational Attack on Israel’s Free Press

    When does failing to ban a publication make you less free?

  2. Another Anti-Semitism Scandal in Britain’s Labor Party

    The case of Naz Shah.

  3. Why Does the Bible Have No Word for “Ritual”?

    It sees rituals as more than symbolic.

  4. The Mysterious Dutch Visas That Allowed Some Lithuanian Jews to Escape Hitler

    With the help of the Japanese consul.

  5. How the Heinz Company Pioneered America’s Best-Known Kosher Symbol

    And told customers not to buy its products on Passover.