Israel’s military censor has broad powers to shut down media outlets or imprison journalists to prevent the release of information deemed threatening to the state’s security. “A guy who supplies information for Iranian television is being questioned by police for suspected censorship violation,” said Daniel Seaman, the head of Israel’s Government Press Office. He added that Shahine was not an accredited journalist. “He is not only being questioned about a simple censorship violation, but whether or not he’s doing it for other purposes,” Seaman said, without elaborating.
