New Anti-Slander Law in Israel

IMW presents the following as a public service: The following text is adapted from Arutz 7 News Service,   Thursday, July 2, 1998 / Tammuz 8, 5758

By Meir Gross

New Anti-Slander Law in Israel

The [Israel] Knesset Law and Justice committee is formulating a law against slander in the media. According to the draft put forward by MK Moshe Gafni, reporters would have to refrain from mentioning a criminal's religious or cultural background.

I see this as a small but important step towards improving our media.

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