The episodes surrounding Norman Finkelstein in the late 2000s seems to have drawn the line for Israel - insofar as outside critique seem to be less sanctum, but

The episodes surrounding Norman Finkelstein in the late 2000s seems to have drawn the line for Israel - insofar as outside critique seem to be less sanctum, but internal publications are can still critique the government. One prominent example of this is the events relating to the film "Jenin, Jenin" by Mohammed Bakri where the Supreme Court of Israel overturned a ban even while calling the film propaganda. I don't have a specific example, but my expectation would be that this holds the same in many countries including the United States. The worry, of course, for all of us is that in times of stress citizens are much more vulnerable. Citizens can be compelled to act against or be silenced from expressing their opinions. The hope, in some cases, is that foreign correspondents are less susceptible to this. On the other hand, I suppose the counter-point to relying on foreign correspondents is that they can be coerced by their own country. Maybe we can only trust that which both our peers and enemies agree on, though I suppose Oceania and Eurasia could both agree that they have always been at war with each other and we are none the wiser.