World News @beehaw.org mozz @mbin.grits.dev 6 mo. ago

Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country

www.cnn.com Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country | CNN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that the operations of Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera in Israel will be closed.

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Israel is following the Nazi Germany playbook rather closely, isn't it?
- Yeah and also your comment might be illegal in the US soon
- Well its actually the British that trained them to be brutal colonizers
Always the sign of a stable democracy.
@mozz
Thanks Israel! Now I know which news network still deliver unbiased news.
- Dude Al Jazeera's fuckin fantastic
  
  It is quite literally the only news I'm aware of which is (1) fairly big and professional, competent (2) not automatically pro-Western on everything (3) not run by some government, and filled with stories about how that government's great and any bad stories about it are evil lies
  
  While not run by the government, the Al Jazeera Media Network is partially funded by the government of Qatar. I don’t think this is a negative, but something people should be aware of.
  
  They are the remnants of BBC Middle East, hence que quality. They are, however, funded by the government of Qatar, and you won’t see that country being cast in unfavorable light in their articles. But other than that, they’re great.
  
  (3*) [unless for some weird reason you want news about Qatar]
  
  Uhm... This is a joke, right?
  
  Al Jazeera is the Qatari government. The stateargely responsible for the funding of Hamas, and the believed home of Hamas leadership.
  
  I can't imagine this comment you made was done in good faith. Or are you that ignorant?
  
  @mozz
  I've realized that a while back. Just thought I'd rub it in, I already follow them.
  
  There's several others. Even Israeli news outlet 972 is killing it
  
  I hope Yuval Abraham wins a Pulitzer for the report on Lavendar and other AI systems driving the genocide
Since they can't bomb that one, guess they'll stick to the other gestapo tricks
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Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.”

Video obtained by CNN showed Israeli police accompanied by agents of the Israel Security Agency entering Al Jazeera’s broadcasting position in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Al Jazeera condemned the Israeli cabinet’s decision as a “criminal act,” which it said infringes on the human right to access information.

It continued: “Israel’s suppression of the free press to cover up its crimes by killing and arresting journalists did not deter us from performing our duty.

The move comes a month after Netanyahu vowed to shut down the television channel in the country following the passage of a sweeping law allowing the government to ban foreign networks perceived as posing a threat to national security.

In response, Al Jazeera – which has been producing on the ground reporting of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza – slammed the decision and vowed to continue its “bold and professional coverage.”

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