Mo Abbas is a London-based multimedia producer for NBC News.
TEL AVIV — Palestinian journalists working in Israel say they have faced increased intimidation and harassment since Hamas’ attacks. Israeli authorities have cracked down on broadcasts, reports and social media posts that they consider to be a threat to national security or in support of terror organizations since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault. Press freedom and human rights groups say the approach is stifling speech and freedom of the media.
Earlier in the war, Israeli media reported that the country’s government approved legislation that allows it to temporarily shut down foreign news channels deemed to threaten national security. Last month, reports from Reuters, the Times of Israel and others suggested that Israel’s communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, planned to target the news network Al Jazeera, but no decision has been made about whether to shutter the outlet’s operation in Israel.
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