The High Court of Justice struck down the government's decision to shut down Army Radio (Galei Tzahal), reported by The Jerusalem Post Friday. Justice Yechiel Kasher wrote that a power holder cannot turn off a broadcaster's microphone simply because of disagreement with its content.
The Jerusalem Post reported Friday that the High Court of Justice struck down the government's decision to close Army Radio (Galei Tzahal). In the ruling, Justice Yechiel Kasher wrote that a person in a position of power cannot decide to turn off a microphone because they dislike what a broadcaster is saying, characterizing such action as clearly undemocratic.
The ruling was first reported by The Zioneer on Thursday. It joins a string of High Court interventions in the government's media policies this summer: on July 19 the court halted the Communications Law, and on July 5 it blocked a government move regarding the Second Authority for Television and Radio, rulings the government initially refused to honor. Justice Kasher's language reaffirms the principle that administrative authority cannot be used to silence critical voices in public broadcasting.
The case sharpens the ongoing friction between the executive and judiciary over control of state-funded media, a central issue in the current political landscape.
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