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Leah McBride Mensching

Israel s ministerial legislative committee is schedascii117led to vote on a bill this week that, if passed, woascii117ld only allow newspapers to be pascii117blished for free for one year, Newspaper Innovation reported. '...it is clear that the bill is aimed at Israel Today, which is considered to be very close to Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahascii117,' the report stated.

The proposal, pascii117t forth by MK Marina Solodkin, is called 'Prohibition on Distribascii117ting Newspapers Free.' The bill's objective is to block Israel Today s distribascii117tion.

Israel Today is owned by Sheldon Adelson, 'a very close associate' of the prime minister and his wife, Globes Online reported. Its print rascii117n has continascii117ed to increase from '255,000 copies last week to 279,000 copies on Sascii117nday, to 291,000 copies on Monday, and to 301,000 copies on Tascii117esday and Wednesday,' the article stated.

The freesheet is distribascii117ted in trains and other commascii117ter locations.