Recommendation 22 (Media) Palestine 2006
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/PS/palestinian-final-report-legislative-and-council/at_download/file
Reform of the legal framework for media regulation should be considered, especially in relation to updating the 1995 Press Law. The role of the PA in media regulation through the issuing of licences to electronic media should be transferred to an independent licensing body. The requirement for licensing print media should be removed. The right of the PA to interfere in or control media content should be stopped. Criminal prosecution for defamation should be abolished.
