1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Israel and the Occupied Territories (Including the Palestinian Authority Territories) - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ibnhdHtbrG"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-israel-and-the-occupied/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Israel and the Occupied Territories (Including the Palestinian Authority Territories)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-israel-and-the-occupied/embed/#?secret=ibnhdHtbrG" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Israel and the Occupied Territories (Including the Palestinian Authority Territories)” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="ibnhdHtbrG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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While the press is largely free within Israel proper, the country's military assault on the Occupied Territories fueled a sharp deterioration in press freedom in the West Bank and Gaza during much of 2002. Despite vocal international protest, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) committed an assortment of press freedom abuses, ranging from banning press access…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_censored.gif