Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi proposes a government resolution to halt any state advertising, subscriptions, or other commercial connection with the Haaretz daily newspaper, according to Times of Israel.

“Due to what he describes as the left-wing publication’s ‘defeatist and false propaganda’ against the State of Israel during wartime,” it stated.

In a letter to Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs, Karhi denounced Haaretz for its editorial stance on the conflict and proposed that the state not enter into any new commercial agreements with the newspaper, halt all advertising in it even if it has been paid for, and block any outstanding payments from being made.

“Since the beginning of the war, my office has received numerous complaints that the Haaretz newspaper has taken a harmful line that undermines the goals of the conflict and weakens the military effort and societal resilience,” writes Karhi.

He alleged that some of Haaretz’s articles may even have “crossed the criminal threshold”, saying that he is sure that this will be “examined by the relevant authorities.”