Israeli parliament amends counter-terrorism law to criminalise 'consumption of terrorist publications'

Israeli parliament has amended the country's counter-terrorism law to criminalise "consumption of terrorist publications" with a penalty of up to one year's imprisonment.

According to rights group Adalah, the new legislation criminalises “systematic and continuous consumption of publications of a terrorist organization under circumstances that indicate identification with the terrorist organisation."

"One of the most intrusive and draconian legislative measures ever passed by the Israeli Knesset which invades the realm of personal thoughts and beliefs and significantly amplifies state surveillance of social media use," Adalah said in a statement, adding that they would "petition the Supreme Court to challenge this law.”