Israeli journalist describes threats over reporting on spy chief and ICC
by Peter Beaumont from World news | The Guardian on (#6N5PA)
Haaretz journalist was warned of consequences' if he reported on attempts by Mossad chief to intimidate ex-prosecutor
An investigative reporter with Israel's leading leftwing newspaper, Haaretz, has said unnamed senior security officials threatened actions against him if he reported on attempts by the former head of the Mossad to intimidate the ex-prosecutor of the international criminal court.
Amid growing concern over Israel's censorship regime, enforced by the military censor's office and by gag orders issued by the courts, Haaretz published an article on Wednesday with blacked out words and sentences to demonstrate the scale of redactions.
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