Israel's journalists petition High Court over controversial media reforms

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The Union of Journalists in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice on Monday against advancing a sweeping communications reform bill, headed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (Likud).According to the petition, the process violates administrative law, ignores legal advice, and threatens the independence of the press. It demanded conditional and permanent injunctions against the advancement, as well as an urgent hearing on the matter.In September, the Ministerial Committee for

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