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'Prisoner X': Censorship and gag orders in the age of new media
http://972mag.com/prisoner-x-censorship-and-gag-orders-in-the-age-of-new-media/66004/A short summary: the events themselves took place in 2010. According to the investigative piece by Australian network ABC (seen below), a Melbourne-born Jew named Ben Zygier, who immigrated to Israel in 2000, was locked in the most guarded prison cell in Israel – the one built to hold Yigal Amir, Prime Minister Rabin’s killer. His identity was kept secret and even prison guards weren’t allowed to contact him. A report on the existence of Prisoner X appeared on the Israeli news site Ynet, and immediately disappeared.
The Australian investigative report that revealed Prisoner X’s identity and linked him to the Mossad caught the Israeli establishment by surprise. Reports based on the Australian piece appeared on Israeli internet sites, only to be removed within the hour. However, screenshots and detailed accounts – as well as the original Australian piece – began circulating in the new media, along with new pictures of Ben Zygier.
The state has two main methods to control and censor information: through the military censor and through gag orders.
Three cheers for Democracy.
How is a Democracy supposed to work well when it has a censored press?
