An employee walks inside an office of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network in Jerusalem June 13, 2017. Picture taken June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israel's communications minister said on Sunday he was seeking a possible closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau, and accused the Qatari news station of pro-Hamas incitement and of exposing Israeli soldiers to potential attack from Gaza.
The proposal to shut down Al Jazeera had been vetted by Israeli security officials and was being vetted by legal experts, Shloma Karhi said, adding that he would bring it to the cabinet later in the day.
Al Jazeera and the government in Doha had no immediate comment.
"This is a station that incites, this is a station that films troops in assembly areas (outside Gaza) ... that incites against the citizens of Israel - a propaganda mouthpiece," Karhi told Israel's Army Radio.
"It is unconscionable that Hamas spokespeople's message goes through this station," he said, adding: "I hope we will finish with this today." It was not clear if the latter statement referred to a cabinet discussion or implementation of a closure.
Writing by Dan Williams; editing by David Evans
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wowser92 on October 15th, 2023 at 11:15 UTC »
I'm watching live as reddit discoveres that a impartial media doesn't exist and we must consume said media critically lmao
Waste-Worth-1047 on October 15th, 2023 at 10:36 UTC »
I've watched Al Jazeera and you hear angles to stories that you won't hear from US media. I just listen and try to filter out the bias. But I'm from the US so the measuring stick for mainstream journalism isn't very high.
CheezTips on October 15th, 2023 at 10:20 UTC »
AJ is still the only outlet showing life inside the UN schools where people are sheltering