The move also drew swift criticism from Attorney General Baharav-Miara, who warned it could amount to an unlawful effort to ...

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Judges also skeptical of claims government does not have authority to shut down radio station: 'The agency that establishes ...

The filing states that in recent years these trends have intensified, producing “a growing and tangible impact on the freedom ...

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says the recent government decision to shutter Army Radio, a public broadcaster, is part ...

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Nov 12 (Reuters) - Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s nonpartisan character, but ...

Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli government has approved the closure of the country’s Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting, in a move that shutters one of Israel’s oldest media institutions at a ...

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