Israel Drops to the 112th out of 179 Countries on the Press Freedom Index
Israel has dropped from 92nd place on the Reporters without Borders’ press freedom index in 2012 to 112th place in 2013 out of 179 countries. - The organization points out that Israel’s drop in rank is due to its performance during its last violent attack, dubbed ‘Operation Pillar of Cloud’, against the Gaza Strip in November 2012. During the attack, the IOF launched a deliberate assault on journalists and media buildings associated with Hamas, in addition to Israel’s continuous arrests of Palestinian reporters.
2013 World Press Freedom Index: Dashed hopes after spring - Journalists in Israel (112th, -20) enjoy real freedom of expression [for the Jews] despite the existence of military censorship but the country fell in the index because of the Israeli military’s targeting of journalists in the Palestinian Territories.