Editing Jacobo Timerman (section)

===Acquittal and house arrest===
Timerman was acquitted by a military court in October 1977. The military continued to accuse him of "failure to observe basic moral principles in the exercise of public, political, or union offices".<ref>Rein & Davidi, "Exile of the World" (2010), p. 2. “... he remained under arrest for another two years—most of the time in his own home on Ayacucho Street in Buenos Aires—until 25 September 1979".</ref> Rumors emerged on 30 March 1978 that the [[Military junta|junta]] had decided to change Timerman's status.<ref name=WP14April78 /> On 17 April 1978, he was officially released from prison but placed under permanent [[house arrest]] at his residence on Ayucucho Street.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|545301255}} |title=Argentine Journalist Under House Arrest |work=The Hartford Courant |agency=Associated Press|date=18 April 1978 |page=3 }}</ref>

At one point, soon after [[Patricia M. Derian|Patt Derian]] (US Secretary for Human Rights) had prodded Videla about the case, Timerman was summoned to appear before the Minister of the Interior. He asked why he was being held. The minister said: "You admitted to being a [[Zionist]], and this point was revealed at a meeting of all the generals."{{quote without source|date=June 2021}}

Timerman said: "But being a Zionist is not forbidden."{{quote without source|date=June 2021}}

The Minister replied: "No, it isn't forbidden, but on the other hand it isn't a clearcut issue. Besides, you admitted to it. And the generals are aware of this."<ref name=Lewis1981 />