Introduction:

Since the start of the war on October 7th, Israel’s parliament has passed an amendment to the country’s "counterterrorism" law that introduces the “consumption of terrorist materials” as a new criminal offense. This has given the green light for Israel to conduct mass arrests in occupied Jerusalem, as well as Palestinian citizens of Israel, and prevent journalists from doing their job. On this episode of Jerusalem Track, we talked to experts Ziad Hammouri and Randa Siniora to learn more.