Israel Passes Law To Temporarily Shut Down Al Jazeera
By The Daily Caller
The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, passed a law Monday that would allow the government to temporarily close foreign news networks deemed a national security threat, The Times of Israel reported.
The law — known as the Al Jazeera law — is geared towards shutting down the popular Arabic news channel Al Jazeera in Israel, according to the outlet.
The law itself will reportedly allow shut downs for a period of 45 days but could be extended in additional 45-day increments, the outlet reported.
“There will be no freedom of speech for Hamas mouthpieces in Israel. Al Jazeera will be closed in the coming days. We have brought an efficient and quick tool for action against those who use the freedom of the press to harm Israel’s security and IDF soldiers and incite terrorism in times of war,” Israel’s Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi tweeted in Hebrew.
“We will act immediately!” Karhi vowed.
🚨 *חוק אלג’זירה שיזמתי עבר כעת סופית במליאה ונכנס לספר החוקים של מדינת ישראל:* 🚨
לא יהיה חופש ביטוי לשופרות החמאס בישראל.
אלג׳זירה תיסגר בימים הקרובים.הבאנו כלי יעיל ומהיר לפעולה כנגד אלו המשתמשים בחופש העיתונות כדי לפגוע בבטחון ישראל ובלוחמי צה״ל ולהסית לטרור בשעת מלחמה.… pic.twitter.com/DI3ndMPiGd
— 🇮🇱שלמה קרעי – Shlomo Karhi (@shlomo_karhi) April 1, 2024
“Al Jazeera harmed Israel’s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers. It is time to remove the shofar of Hamas from our country. The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel. I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel’s activity,” Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew.
אל ג׳זירה פגעו בביטחון ישראל, השתתפו באופן פעיל בטבח ה-7 באוקטובר, והסיתו נגד חיילי צה״ל. הגיע הזמן לסלק את השופר של החמאס מהמדינה שלנו.
ערוץ הטרור אל ג׳זירה לא ישדר יותר מישראל. בכוונתי לפעול מיידית בהתאם לחוק החדש כדי לעצור את פעילות הערוץ.
אני מברך על החוק שקידם שר התקשורת…
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 1, 2024
Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network, is particularly accused by Israeli officials of glorifying Hamas and terrorism against Israelis. One example cited by critics of the Arabic news outlet’s protection of Hamas was when one of its reporters attempted to cut off an elderly wounded Gazan who was speaking critically of Hamas for hiding among civilians, according to the English translation.
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