▁press . ▁After ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁prime ▁minister ▁David ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁saw ▁great ▁advantages ▁in ▁the ▁arrangement ▁with ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁press , ▁and ▁he ▁frequently ▁conven ed ▁the ▁newly ▁renamed ▁Edit ors ▁Committee ▁to ▁share ▁important ▁information ▁with ▁the ▁edit ors , ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁published . ▁ ▁The ▁ID F ▁assumed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁admin ister ing ▁the ▁c ensor ship ▁reg ulations . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁through ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Editor ' s ▁Committee , ▁which ▁allowed ▁most ▁Heb rew - language ▁newsp apers ▁to ▁exercise ▁self - c ensor ship , ▁with ▁the ▁c ensor ▁receiving ▁only ▁articles ▁dealing ▁with ▁national ▁security ▁matters . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁did ▁not ▁cover ▁Arab ic ▁language ▁publications , ▁whose ▁edit ors ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁submit ▁items ▁for ▁publication ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁administration ▁on ▁a ▁night ly ▁basis . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁in ▁status ▁Co - operation ▁between ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁press ▁was ▁sometimes ▁t ense . ▁These ▁t ensions ▁increased ▁as ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁free ▁speech ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁watch dog ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁widely ▁recognized . ▁The ▁process ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁social ▁changes ▁in ▁Israel ▁and ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁media . ▁The ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁change ▁catal yst , ▁by ▁initi ating ▁a