Israel bans activities of Qatari news channel Al Jazeera | War Israel and Hamas

Early last month, the Israeli parliament approved a law that gives the government the power to ban foreign channels if they pose a threat to national security.

It’s no surprise that Al Jazeera must now cease activities in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously made it clear that he wants to ban the news channel. The Prime Minister calls the channel an “incitement channel”. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi speaks of a “Hamas propaganda channel”.

“Anyone who incites against Israel or damages the security of Israel and IDF soldiers will no longer broadcast from Israel,” Karhi said. According to him, equipment is also being confiscated. Karhi writes down https://twitter.com/shlomo_karhi/status/1787060688805912737 that the measure takes effect immediately. According to him, too much time has already passed to stop “the well-oiled incitement machine”.

Mentions in a response Al Jazeera Israel’s ban “dangerous”. The Qatari news channel speaks of a decision based on political considerations rather than professional considerations. The channel says there will be a legal response.

Al Jazeera reports critically on the war in Gaza and is one of the few news channels that still has journalists there. Karhi previously accused journalists from the news channel of having ties to Hamas. Al Jazeera denies all accusations and says Israel systematically attacks journalists in the Gaza Strip.

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