Derekh Hanitzotz

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Derekh Hanitzotz
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherHanitzotz–Al Sharara
Political alignmentLeftist
Language Hebrew
Ceased publicationFebruary 1988
CountryIsrael
Sister newspapersTariq Al Sharara

Derekh Hanitzotz (Hebrew : The Way of the Spark) was an Israeli weekly newspaper which was closed by the Israeli authorities in 1988. It was the first Hebrew-language newspaper banned in Israel. [1]

History and profile

Derekh Hanitzotz was started by the leftist figures who left the Matzpen movement. [2] It was published by Hanitzotz–Al Sharara company on a weekly basis. [3] [4] The editors of the paper included Israeli Jews, and one of them was a Palestinian. [1] The paper had an Arabic sister newspaper entitled Tariq Al Sharara. [5] It had a leftist political leaning. [1] Le Monde reported that the paper had a circulation of 800 copies and that its Arabic version had a circulation of 3,000 copies. [2]

Derekh Hanitzotz specialized in investigative reports and news about the events in the Palestinian territories. [2] Roni Ben-Efrat, a journalist for the paper, published an article in March 1987 about a pregnant Palestinian women, Naila Ayesh, who was arrested and tortured denying medical treatment. [6] However, this news was not commonly featured in the Israeli media outlets except for now-defunct Hadashot . [6]

The license of Derekh Hanitzotz was revoked by the Jerusalem District Commissioner in February 1988 due to its alleged connection with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. [5] Immediately after its closure several journalists working for Derekh Hanitzotz were arrested and tried. Felicia Langer, a lawyer and human rights activist, headed the legal team defending these journalists. [7] Their trial ended in January 1989, and most of them were sentenced to imprisonment with varying periods. [3] After their release from prison these people left Israel and settled in Germany. [7]

The case of Derekh Hanitzotz was one of the actions which Israel carried against the internal opposition groups during the early period of the First Intifada. [7]

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