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News ID: 133990
Publish Date : 25 November 2024 - 21:10

Zionist Regime Sanctions Haaretz, Severs All Ties

WEST BANK (Dispatches) – The Zionist regime has approved a proposal directing all regime-funded organizations to cease communications with Haaretz and withdraw advertisements from the newspaper.
The regime said the decision was prompted by many articles that have “hurt the legitimacy” of the Zionist regime and its “right to self-defence, and particularly the remarks made in London by Haaretz publisher Amos Schocken that support terrorism and call for imposing sanctions” on the occupying regime.
Earlier this month, Schocken faced criticism from the regime following his comments referring to Palestinian “freedom fighters”.
The proposal, which was added to the cabinet meeting agenda at the last minute, was endorsed by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In response, Haaretz released a statement , saying: “The opportunist resolution to boycott Haaretz, which passed in today’s meeting without any legal review, is another step in Netanyahu’s journey to dismantle democracy… Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper. 
“Haaretz will not baulk and will not morph into a regime pamphlet that publishes messages approved by the government and its leader.”
The Israeli newspaper also said that the attorney general’s office was unaware of the proposal being brought to a vote and had not reviewed or provided a legal opinion on it.
During a speech at a conference in London on November 1, Schocken said: “The Netanyahu regime doesn’t care about imposing a cruel apartheid regime on the Palestinian population. 
“It dismisses the costs of both sides for defending the settlements while fighting the Palestinian freedom fighters, that Israel calls terrorists.”
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi called for a regime boycott of the newspaper and submitted a proposal detailing a series of restrictions.
The proposal issued by Karhi’s office said the regime “shall not enter into new contracts with Haaretz, including individual subscriptions for state employees, nor renew any existing contracts; all current agreements with Haaretz, including personal subscriptions, will be cancelled as legally feasible”.
It also instructed the regime’s advertising agency to “direct Haaretz to cease all advertisements, including statutory notices, regardless of payment status and seek refunds for any existing payments. No further ads shall be placed in the publication”.