Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday (1 April) to shutter the local office of Qatari satellite television network Al Jazeera while the war in Gaza continues.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday (1 April) to shutter the local office of Qatari satellite television network Al Jazeera while the war in Gaza continues.
Hours after his party spokesperson said parliament would be convened to ratify the necessary law, the Knesset approved the bill allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security.
Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government, called the Israeli measure an “escalation” and said it “comes as part of a series of systematic Israeli attacks to silence Al Jazeera,” according to a statement late on Monday.
the Knesset approved the bill allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security.
The implication of that is beyond AlJazeera and war in Gaza. This means in the future he could shut off any news channel he want by calling it "a threat to national security".
For one thing, you stop sending it weapons and funding with which to commit crimes against humanity, using "it's the only democratic country in the region" as an excuse.
Israel is moving at fast pace toward dictatorship.
I remember him being in power in the late 90s when I was in middle school, Putin too.
I think it's safe to say that when he's only rotating out due to term limits then going right back to office when he's eligible means we're already there. He was Prime Minister in 1996, that would be like Bill Clinton being president today.
China and Israel are currently fairly close in their dictatorial, genocidal governing style. America isn't there ... yet. If the orange kumquat is elected that may change.
an Iranian state-owned news network that broadcasts in the English and French languages owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the only organization legally able to transmit radio and TV broadcasts in Iran.