Here is an approximate English translation of Daphne Banai’s Hebrew email note here below:
Since yesterday I remain extremely restless and bothered that a legal radio station has been shut down by the police; its director, former Meretz party Knesset member Mosi Raz, arrested and threatened that he shall remain in detention, being compelled to shut it down. True, it’s only one of the many signs of the times.
True that it wasn’t the most popular station (Kol LaShalom).
Still, there has been no announcement, [let alone outcry – Elana] on the news and not a word from the news sources on the internet. Total silence in the face of such an extreme muzzling of free speech.
Did I miss something? Has Mosi joined Hamas and been captured at a checkpoint with three explosive
charges?
I am flabbergasted that such an event occurs and is met with total silence!!!!
Daphne Banai
[Who decides, and on what basis, what is ‘news’, and what is or isn’t broadcast/disseminated to the public? In this regard, please see the article from the New Yorker that I’m sending around today by Seymour Hersh about the current IAEA report on Iran’s current use of atomic energy – or Google it and find it for yourself. Doubtful if you will find his views in the mainstream media. – Elana]
[I just now spoke to Daphna and to Mossi Raz. Mossi is no longer in detention, but only because he agreed to shut down the station. The story won’t end here, but it is chilling to see how rapidly not Weimar -is here- as Uri Avnery said yesterday but Nuremberg-laws-is-here. Scary indeed. There has in fact been no law yet to close down media, but apparently outlawing those not in lockstep with Israeli government policy will be shut down regardless. Next to come will be outlawing all anti-government policy protests! For details about the radio station at issue see http://allforpeace.org/eng/about
Dorothy]
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From: MachsomORG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MachsomORG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daphne Banai
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:58 AM
To: ‘ORG’; lometsaytot@googlegroups.com
Subject: [MachsomORG] רדיו כל השלום
מאתמול מטריד אותי מאוד ולא נותן לי מנוח- תחנת רדיו חוקית לחלוטין נסגרה ע”י המשטרה, מנהלה, ח”כ לשעבר מוסי רז, נעצר ובאימים שיוחזק במעצר הוא נאלץ לסגור אותה.
נכון שזה רק עוד אחד מססני התקופה.
נכון שהיא לא היתה התחנה הפופולארית ביותר.
ובכל זאת – אף ידיעה בחדשות , אף מילה בערוצי החדשות באינטרנט. שתיקה מוחלטת לנוכח סתימת פיות כזו חמורה.
אז אולי פיספסתי משהו ומוסי הצטרף לחמאס ונתפס במחסום עם 3 מטעני צינור…
