High Court to Netanyahu government: Explain why boycott of Haaretz should stand

Israel's High Court issued a conditional injunction ordering the government to explain its severing of ties with Haaretz. After six months, the State Prosecutor called the move 'declarative' to avoid judicial review, but Haaretz demanded a binding order, calling it an illegal economic boycott

A panel of three High Court justices issued a conditional injunction on Friday, instructing the Israeli government to explain why it should not annul a decision made last November to sever commercial ties with the Haaretz newspaper.

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