Israeli defense minister can't ban senior officers from briefing Haaretz reporters, AG says
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said that Defense Minister Israel Katz's decision violates a High Court ruling forbidding the military from discriminating between newspapers - adding that his order to end the IDF Spokesperson's Unit subscriptions to Haaretz is also illegal
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Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said that Defense Minister Israel Katz's decision violates a High Court ruling forbidding the military from discriminating between newspapers - adding that his order to end the IDF Spokesperson's Unit subscriptions to Haaretz is also illegal
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11:55 PM • January 08 2026 IST
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed Defense Minister Israel Katz in the past few days that he was not allowed to bar meetings between senior military officers and Haaretz writers, the newspaper has learned, following reports last month of one such ban.
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