{"id":534499,"date":"2026-07-10T10:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534499\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:16:26","slug":"door-to-haaretz-offices-smashed-in-second-attack-on-media-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534499\/","title":{"rendered":"Door to Haaretz offices smashed in second attack on media this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

A masked vandal smashed the glass front door to the Haaretz newspaper offices in Tel Aviv early Wednesday, in the second such attack on a media outlet this week.<\/p>\n

Haaretz published security camera video of the incident and vowed that it would not be intimidated. Journalist organizations warned that the acts of vandalism against outlets could make way to bloodshed, and blamed the government, citing its hostile rhetoric toward the media.<\/p>\n

In the video, an assailant can be seen reaching through a grill to throw a brick at the door. When that fails to smash the glass, the assailant throws another, which leaves a gaping hole in the door.<\/p>\n

The person is then seen running off down the street. A timestamp on the video showed that it occurred at 3:47 a.m.<\/p>\n

It came after a similar assault on Monday that smashed the front door of the Channel 12 offices, also in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

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Haaretz said it filed a complaint with the police.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlongside the immediate actions the newspaper took to protect the personal safety of its employees, including increasing security at the entrance to the building, Haaretz will continue to fulfil its professional and public mission to create free and independent journalism, and will not surrender to these attempts to intimidate and silence,\u201d it said in a statement.\n<\/p>\n

The Union of Journalists in Israel accused the government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fueling violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a direct link between the messages of Netanyahu and his proxies and the series of violent incidents,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cJournalists are marked as the enemy, the media is labeled as a hostile entity, and the coalition is running a violent campaign that is intended to smash the free press in Israel and to give \u2018carrots\u2019 to media outlets that have chosen to betray their role and toe the line with the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The union said it was \u201ccertain that law enforcement authorities will continue to act to locate the attackers and bring them to justice. If blood is shed, and we are closer to that point than ever before, no one can say they weren\u2019t alerted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Israel Press Council called it a \u201cworrying step up and apparently a clear campaign of intimidation against media outlets in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

It likewise called on police to \u201cwake up and take clear and unequivocal proactive action, to stop the wave of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe repeated attempts to terrorize journalists and the news apparatus with violence and property vandalism are a direct blow to Israeli democracy, freedom of expression, and the right of the public to be informed,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe entrance to the Channel 12 office in Tel Aviv after an attacker launched a brick at it overnight, on July 5, 2026. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)<\/p>\n

After its own front door was vandalized on Monday, Channel 12 said in a statement it was \u201cshocked but not surprised\u201d and demanded that the Israel Police act to stop the rising threat of violence against journalists and media outlets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israeli government and the communications minister must stop their inflammatory and unbridled attacks against the free press,\u201d the statement from the news outlet added.<\/p>\n

The incidents came a month after graffiti inciting violence against Israel\u2019s three main broadcast media networks \u2014 Channels 12 and 13 and the Kan public broadcaster, also known as Channel 11 \u2014 as well as several journalists was daubed near the Channel 12 office.<\/p>\n

Threatening graffiti calling for \u201cthe blood of the traitors\u201d was also found<\/a> outside the Channel 13 offices in Tel Aviv in November.<\/p>\n

In addition to incitement campaigns orchestrated by right-wing activists, Israel\u2019s mainstream news outlets have been repeatedly targeted by Netanyahu and his government.<\/p>\n

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has been waging a years-long crusade to dismantle and weaken the free press.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu interviewed on the Channel 14 program \u201cThe Patriots\u201d on June 30, 2026. (Screen capture)<\/p>\n

The coalition is hoping to pass a series of bills before the current Knesset session ends later this month. The bills, if passed, would place Kan\u2019s budget under government control and give the government significant control over broadcast media, news sites, and other media through a new regulatory council.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu rarely sits for interviews with any channel other than the hawkish and pro-government Channel 14, and has launched vitriolic attacks against journalists, accusing them<\/a> of publishing \u201cfake news\u201d and \u201cspreading lies.\u201d<\/p>\n


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