Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The price of disinformation

We begin today with Nicole Narea of Vox writing about the Israeli assault on the free press as its war with Hamas continues.

Since the October 7 attack by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, Israel has said that it cannot guarantee journalists’ safety in Gaza and has denied them access to the region, even during the recent temporary ceasefire. The exception is those working for organizations allowed to embed with the Israel Defense Forces under certain requirements, including prior review of anything they publish. Despite Israel’s claims that it tries to avoid civilian casualties, including that of journalists, its bombardment of Gaza has proved indiscriminate...

Hamas, for its part, has also long restricted political expression and the free press, using intimidation, physical violence, and torture to do so, according to human rights organizations. Even before the war, that also had a chilling effect on journalists operating out of Gaza.

Over the fold, I continue Ms. Narea’s reporting which updates what happened to a Palestinian journalist targeted by “baseless” reporting last month. (Severely pushing fair use.)