High Court to hear petitions against Galatz closure as A-G warns of wider threat to free press
The High Court is set to hear petitions challenging the closure of Galatz, a military radio station. The Attorney General has raised concerns about the implications for press freedom. The court has ordered the government to justify its decision to shut down the station.
- ▪The High Court will hear petitions against the closure of Galatz.
- ▪The Attorney General warns of a broader threat to free press.
- ▪The government has been ordered to explain why the closure should not be canceled.
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High Court to hear petitions against Galatz closure as A-G warns of wider threat to free pressThe hearing will be held before Justices Dafna Barak-Erez, Alex Stein, and Yechiel Kasher, after a court ordered the government to brief why its decision to shutter the station shouldn't be canceled.Follow us on GoogleSupreme court justice Alex Stein arrives for a hearing on a petition seeking a conditional order that would require Justice Minister Yariv Levin to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in appointing office holders, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.(photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)
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