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Israel: Whistleblower Anat Kamm Jailed for Exposing IDF Assassinations
Anat Kamm is an Israeli journalist who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for leaking thousands of classified military documents to another journalist. Information from the documents suggests the IDF defied a court ruling against assassinating wanted militants in the West Bank.
Israel: News of Gilad Shalit's Release Welcomed
On October 11, the Israeli government and top Hamas officials confirmed that a deal has been struck between Israel and Hamas that would lead to the release of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli netizens react to the news.
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Israel: Protests for Social Justice Sweep the Country 10 August 2011
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Israel: Goldstone Op-Ed Taken on a Media Spin 5 April 2011
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Israel: Bloggers Eye Gaza as Egypt Unrest Spreads through Sinai 27 January 2011
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Israel: Controversial Loyalty Oath Undermines Democracy 25 October 2010
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MENA: The Bigger Picture Behind Eden Abergil's Facebook Photos 21 August 2010
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19 November 2011
13 November 2011
Israel: Fury Over Legislation That Would Limit NGO Foreign Funding
The Israeli Twittersphere reacted strongly to the decision of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation in the Knesset, approving two bills that would heavily tax foreign donations of human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and would severely limit the amounts the organizations are allowed to receive funding.
2 November 2011
Israel: Netizens Strongly Object to the Prospect of a Strike on Iran
Several Israeli media reports in recent days have discussed the possibility of an imminent Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Following these reports, the Israeli public, for the first time, started seriously debating this important issue. Netizens react to the news on their blogs and on Twitter.
29 October 2011
Israel: Netizens Prepare to Take to the Streets in a New Social Justice Protest
Rallies are planned across Israel tonight - in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Rishon LeTzion, Kiryat Shmona, Haifa, Modiin and Eilat. Elizabeth Tsurkov checks out netizen reactions before the protests.
People who are involved in terrorist activity against Israel are very much aware of the risks, but that doesn't stop...
The comment that Hamas won't commit to not kidnapping more Israeli soldiers is naive. As soon as the Shalit exchange...