State Archive Error Shows Israeli Censorship Guided by Concerns Over National Image
Minister's remarks in 1948 that he can 'forgive instances of rape' and Ben-Gurion's assertion that some Palestinian villages must be 'wiped out' were censored from unclassified docs, but exposed due to technical error
What are the State Archive’s considerations in deciding to censor historical documents? Officially, it’s a matter of state security and Israel’s foreign relations, or personal privacy. But quite a few historians who peruse archival materials assume that the censor might be too quick to protect other interests, like Israel’s good name or the image of its leaders.
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