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The Continuing Struggle of Palestinian Journalists for Freedom of the Press in the Palestinian Authority

The Continuing Struggle of Palestinian Journalists for Freedom of the Press in the Palestinian Authority

January 2, 2006 | Khaled Abu Toameh
When Arafat arrived in Gaza in 1994, there was a lot of hope that now the Palestinians would have a free media. However, the first thing the PLO did was to order an immediate crackdown on the Palestinian media. Many local journalists had their offices torched. Some were arrested, beaten, or had their equipment confiscated.