Posted on 05/05/2024 3:02:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Israel on Sunday shut down the Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera‘s operations inside Israel, raided its offices and confiscated its broadcast equipment in what is believed to be the first time Jerusalem has forcibly shuttered a major foreign news channel.
The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the culmination of a long-running feud between the channel and Mr. Netanyahu’s government.
The Israeli prime minister, along with other Israeli officials, have accused Al Jazeera of an extreme anti-Israel bias and even suggested that the network participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
The network has vehemently denied those charges. Still, Mr. Netanyahu said his government decided it had little choice but to shutter the channel’s operations inside Israel.
“Al Jazeera reporters harmed Israel’s security and incited against soldiers,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a statement. “It’s time to remove the Hamas mouthpiece from our country.”
His spokesperson to the Arab world, Ofir Gendelman, elaborated on the decision and what it will meanfor Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government. Under the Israeli order, the channel will be closed for 45 days. It’s unclear what will happen after that.
“The government unanimously approved the closure of Al Jazeera‘s offices in Israel. This decision will be implemented immediately, according to which broadcast equipment will be confiscated, the channel’s correspondents will be prevented from working, the channel will be removed from cable and satellite television companies, and Al Jazeera‘s websites will be blocked on the internet,” Mr. Gendelman said in a social media post.
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It is war.
And the Pali radicals have joined up with the Marxists here.
Tough shi’ite for them!
Flame away. I'll just ignore it.
>> It won’t be much longer before all opposition speech in this country is shut down
They’ll shut you up? Well, you do you.
They won’t shut me up.
>> Israel is at war
That’s the crux of the matter.
Israel tolerated Al Jazeera until 10/7 happened, and in the aftermath Israel learned how deep in bed with Hamas Al Jazeera really is.
So when they block all conservatives from the Interwebs you are going to stand on your front porch and shout into the wind?
False dichotomy.
GOOD! Israel is under no obligation to allow an entity dedicated to her destruction to operate from her state.
You're right - that's not fascist.
“And there we have it. Anybody who says anything you disagree with is a racist-homophobe-antisemite-devil.”
Nah, that’s the libtards mantra. Turn about is fair play.
“It is really a fascist maneuver to shut them down?”
Why did they allow them in the first place?
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