Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel The Israeli cabinet has voted to unanimously shut down Al Jazeera's operations in the country. That's according to Prime Minister Benjamin …More
Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel
The Israeli cabinet has voted to unanimously shut down Al Jazeera's operations in the country. That's according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on X. It is not clear when this decision will take effect. Earlier in April - the Israeli parliament approved a law that allows the government to ban broadcast channels it considers a threat to national security. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan is our correspondent in occupied East Jerusalem and pre-emptively recorded his final message, in case of a potential ban. Akiva Eldar is a Political Analyst and Contributor to Haaretz. He joins us from Tel Aviv to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel bit.ly/AJSubscribe
The Israeli cabinet has voted to unanimously shut down Al Jazeera's operations in the country. That's according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on X. It is not clear when this decision will take effect. Earlier in April - the Israeli parliament approved a law that allows the government to ban broadcast channels it considers a threat to national security. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan is our correspondent in occupied East Jerusalem and pre-emptively recorded his final message, in case of a potential ban. Akiva Eldar is a Political Analyst and Contributor to Haaretz. He joins us from Tel Aviv to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel bit.ly/AJSubscribe