Predators of Press Freedom: Israel - Israel Defence Forces
| Publisher | Reporters Without Borders |
| Publication Date | 3 May 2011 |
| Cite as | Reporters Without Borders, Predators of Press Freedom: Israel - Israel Defence Forces, 3 May 2011, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4dc2b52ec.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Israel Defence Forces, Israel
IDF soldiers were again responsible for abuses of authority and acts of violence against local journalists in the Palestinian Territories in 2010 and Reporters Without Borders registered more than 50 cases. In addition, the 60 or so foreign journalists aboard the humanitarian flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip on 31 May 2010 told how IDF soldiers, who arrested, detained and expelled them, seized all their equipment, documents and personal belongings. None of it has been returned so the soldiers can be considered guilty of theft, and many journalists have filed complaints. Israeli soldiers are rarely punished for their abuses.
