▁wide ▁coverage ▁of ▁military ▁issues ▁and ▁criticism ▁of ▁military ▁fail ures . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Leb anon ▁War , ▁partial ▁information ▁was ▁published ▁concerning ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁operation ▁and ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁towards ▁it . ▁When ▁fighting ▁eventually ▁started , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁media ▁initially ▁followed ▁the ▁government ' s ▁guidance ▁in ▁publishing ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁war . ▁However , ▁within ▁about ▁three ▁weeks , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁not ▁meeting ▁its ▁original ▁goals , ▁Isra eli ▁society ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁war , ▁which ▁was ▁covered ▁widely ▁by ▁the ▁press . ▁ ▁In ▁parallel , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁itself ▁decl ined ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁elections , ▁that ▁brought ▁right - wing ▁L ik ud ▁party ▁to ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁New ▁prime ▁minister ▁Men ach em ▁Begin ▁was ▁susp icious ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁press , ▁which ▁he ▁considered ▁as ▁being ▁host ile ▁to ▁his ▁party , ▁and ▁rarely ▁conven ed ▁the ▁forum . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁five ▁soldiers ▁of ▁S ayer et ▁Mat kal , ▁an ▁el ite ▁comm ando ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces , ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁accident . ▁Information ▁about ▁the ▁accident , ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁E h ud ▁Bar ak , ▁then ▁chief ▁of ▁ID F ▁staff , ▁was ▁cens ored . ▁However , ▁after ▁information ▁was