Free speech

Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House

MS NOW, CNN regain access to the White House hours after a federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to reverse his ban on the media outlets

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on September 16, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

White House launches 'TRUMP TV' stream following controversial ban of major news outlets

Critics, including members of mainstream media, are deriding the move as an attempt to establish "state media."

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER
CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report

CNN reporter Betsy Klein said that when she tried to enter the premises, a Secret Service agent said her press pass had been deactivated and would not explain why her credentials had been revoked.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
The Missouri State Capitol Building is seen on September 4, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri.

New Missouri law forcing schools to target antisemitism sparks intense First Amendment concerns

It mandates that educational institutions treat antisemitic harassment or discrimination against students or employees “in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race.”

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

A Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to stop the state’s neo-Nazi rise

Hate groups’ activity has been rising in Florida for several years, according to a 2022 report by the Anti-Defamation League

MARCH 18, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Demonstrators hold antisemitic symbols and signs as they protest outside the Tampa Convention Center, where Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit was being held, in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2022.

Twitter launches new policy against violent speech

Twitter stresses that its platform should be used for civil discussion and that cannot happen when discourse that promotes violence spreads on its site.

MARCH 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022

Reporters from independent Egyptian news outlet referred to trial

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders ranks Egypt 168th out of 180 countries surveyed in its press freedom index

FEBRUARY 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Cairo University students shout slogans against the government after the verdict of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial

SCOTUS refused to rule about anti-BDS laws and free speech. Here’s why - interview

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib accused the Supreme Court of being far right for not hearing the case and ruling on the side of the BDS.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS take part in a demonstration against Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip, in Ottawa.

Israeli university lecturers should not push their politics - opinion

Administrations at universities in Israel have created a closed narrative on judicial reform by actively promoting protests against the government.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByARI Z. ZIVOTOFSKY
Tens of thousands of Israelis protests the government's judicial reform in Tel Aviv's Habima Square seen in this drone footage taken January 14, 2023

US Supreme Court convenes on petitions against anti-BDS laws

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Times in 2018. In 2019 the case was dismissed by the district court.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
An anti-Israeli protest inspired by BDS

Russian system to scan internet for undesired content and dissent

Fines will be imposed for those sharing "LGBT propaganda," or share anti-Russian speech

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
PUTIN IS not Hitler and treating him like Hitler is a risk, says the writer.

Deplatforming extremists is an effective way to fight hate online - ADL

Organizations that are deplatformed may never recover their audience, a report by the Anti-Defamation League revealed.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
American white nationalists march at the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11, 2017. In Charlottesville, antisemitic marchers shouted, 'Jews won’t replace us'

Israel's gov't planning to restrict protests with heavy fines, easier arrests - report

Police will be able to heavily fine protesters if they "disobey police instructions" or do not agree to leave the area.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tens of thousands of Israelis protest the government's judicial reform in Tel Aviv's Habima Square seen in this drone footage taken January 14, 2023

Itamar Ben-Gvir outlaws Palestinian flags in public spaces

PM Netanyahu earlier accused anti-government demonstrators of incitement, taking issue with the flying of Palestinian flags.

JANUARY 9, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian flag on sign reading "justice for all from the Jordan to the sea" at anti-Netanyahu protest in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2023