Israel’s defense minister protested to a media watchdog group that described the Israeli army chief as a “press predator.” The Paris-based group, Reporters sans Frontieres, added Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz to its list of 39 such “predators,” along with the Palestinian Authority’s security services.
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