Israeli Government Advances Plan to Oust Qatari Broadcaster Al Jazeera

Published on April 1, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing ahead with calls to block Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera from operating in Israel, alleging the foreign broadcaster has harmed national security in his country. Israel’s unicameral legislature, the Knesset, approved legislation on Monday giving Israel’s prime minister the authority to block any foreign broadcaster from operating in Israel if the broadcaster’s content is deemed harmful to national security. The legislation passed on its final reading on a vote of 71 to 10. Knesset Member and Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi, a member of Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud party and proponent of the legislation, indicated the bill is meant to upend Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel....

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