Throughout the coverage I’ve written and read about the Anat Kam affair, I’ve heard a number of sources say they understood that the entire investigation was much bigger than just Anat Kam; that it involved, and was designed to protect, someone important. I never heard anything more specific than that, but the notion was very […]
Shin Bet to Announce End of Kam Gag Order
Noam Sheizaf reports that finally, humbled by the disdain of the entire Israeli nation, the Shin Bet will announce tomorrow morning the end of the gag order on the Anat Kam-Uri Blau case. This is a feeble attempt at damage control, as every major Israeli media outlet has heaped scorn and derision on the police, […]
IDF Military Censor: Kam Gag Gives Censorship a Bad Name
Israeli media are beginning to place blame for the farce of the Anat Kam gag order squarely at the feet of Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin. You know how bad things have become for him when even the chief Israeli military censor parts company in order to maintain its good name. Didi Remez features this […]
Anat Kamm: Grey Lady Awakens from Her Slumbers…Finally
The N.Y. Times has finally awakened from its deep slumber on the Anat Kam story. It only took them 22 days from when I published my first post! What’s most strange about this article is that it has no byline. Through this case, and similar behavior from other media outlets, I’ve learned that a newspaper […]
