But experts in the field say the proposed legislation simultaneously goes too far in censoring content awhile doing too little to prevent it from being widely disseminated.

“The problem with the law is that it is designed to block the Israeli public from viewing content but does not to prevent people from posting things that could harm the security of the country. This is a law that will let the police obtain an order blocking access to a specific website without bringing the person who posted it to justice,” says Jonathan Klinger, a lawyer specializing in information law and legal adviser to the Digital Rights Movement organization.