Mediagazer: Jerusalem Post EIC Zvika Klein has been released from house arrest after police questioned him several times over four days about his coverage of Qatar (Jerusalem Post)

6:40 PM ET, April 3, 2025

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Jerusalem Post EIC Zvika Klein has been released from house arrest after police questioned him several times over four days about his coverage of Qatar — “Contrary to what the Attorney-General's statement suggests, he was not part of any 'apparatus,” representatives of Klein said.

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