In a statement released Wednesday, Professors for a Strong Israel, an
organization of Israeli academics, called the police raid on the Arutz-7
ship on Tuesday "nothing but a crude attempt to silence those who express
clearly their opposition to a Palestinian state west of the Jordan."
The statement continued: "We call on the Prime Minister and the Ministers of
Communications and of Internal Security to condemn this action and thus to
allow the continued democratic protest against the perverted proposal that
was born with Oslo and continues its sorry life after adoption by Mr.
Sharon. We regret that even the Likud government has not enacted a law that
would protect Arutz-7 from persecution by the police. As long as the state
media continue to act as mouthpieces for the continued Oslo disaster and for
a Palestinian state in the heart of the country, it is essential to allow
free speech, Zionist speech. We regard the continual attacks on Arutz 7 as a
continuation of the war waged by the Oslo establishment against anyone who
has resisted its foolish demarche. They are also a disgraceful attack on
freedom of expression and freedom of the press, and thus an attack on
democratic rule."
organization of Israeli academics, called the police raid on the Arutz-7
ship on Tuesday "nothing but a crude attempt to silence those who express
clearly their opposition to a Palestinian state west of the Jordan."
The statement continued: "We call on the Prime Minister and the Ministers of
Communications and of Internal Security to condemn this action and thus to
allow the continued democratic protest against the perverted proposal that
was born with Oslo and continues its sorry life after adoption by Mr.
Sharon. We regret that even the Likud government has not enacted a law that
would protect Arutz-7 from persecution by the police. As long as the state
media continue to act as mouthpieces for the continued Oslo disaster and for
a Palestinian state in the heart of the country, it is essential to allow
free speech, Zionist speech. We regard the continual attacks on Arutz 7 as a
continuation of the war waged by the Oslo establishment against anyone who
has resisted its foolish demarche. They are also a disgraceful attack on
freedom of expression and freedom of the press, and thus an attack on
democratic rule."