Israel Widens Media Crackdown, Says It Will Shut One of Country’s Oldest Radio Stations
Station employees work in the studio of the Israel Army Radio station in Tel Aviv in 2002.
Photographer: Yannis Kontos/Sygma/Getty ImagesIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he plans to close Army Radio, one of the country’s oldest and most popular stations, accusing it of undermining “the war effort and morale.”
The shuttering, which will require government approval and will likely face a legal challenge, is the most recent effort by the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in media it views as hostile.