Israel’s decision to shutter Al Jazeera should be a cause for concern for all supporters of a free press. With this decision, Israel joins a dubious club of authoritarian governments to ban the station. And the government may not be done. The prime minister has the authority to target otherforeign media that he

The Foreign Press Association is alarmed that six months into the Israel-Hamas war, Israel continues to bar international reporters from entering any part of the Gaza Strip independently. The barring of independent press access to a war zone for this long is unprecedented for Israel. It raises questions about what

The Foreign Press Association calls on the Israeli government to halt its plan to shut down Al Jazeera.  This is a blatant attempt to stifle the media. Shuttering a media outlet is a step that is characteristic of some of the world’s most repressive governments. It is a move that

Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a petition from the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem to allow independent access for journalists to report in the Gaza Strip.  In a ruling Monday, the court recognized the infringement on the freedom of the press but argued that the restrictions on entry are justified

The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Jerusalem filed a petition on Monday with the Israeli Supreme Court seeking immediate access to the Gaza Strip for the international media. This step comes after multiple official requests to the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), the Israeli military and Defense Ministry received no substantive response. The FPA

The Foreign Press Association grieves the death of our longtime FPA member Samer Abu Daqqa, a veteran Al Jazeera cameraman in Gaza. He is the first FPA member to be killed in Gaza in the war. We consider this a grave blow to the already limited freedom of the press

The Foreign Press Association is extremely concerned that recent Israeli government statements can encourage incitement against journalists documenting the war.  The Foreign Press Association has full confidence in the news organization’s investigations.

The Foreign Press Association is alarmed by several incidents in which reporters on assignment in the West Bank were harassed by soldiers. We call on the Israeli army to ensure the safety of reporters and to facilitate and not impede the access of GPO accredited journalists working in the area.  In

The Foreign Press Association once again calls on the Israeli army to ensure the safety of journalists following a pair of incidents in which soldiers harassed reporters in the West Bank. On Friday, a crew from Radio-Canada/CBC was filming an olive orchard in the northern West Bank when soldiers pushed

The FPA is horrified and deeply saddened by the unspeakable loss of the family of Wael Dahdouh. Wael Dahdouh, a long time FPA member and Gaza bureau chief for Al Jazeera, lost his wife, two children and grandson in an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp. We call on