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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has
voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al
Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas — mediated by Qatar — are gaining steam.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has
voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al
Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas — mediated by Qatar — are gaining steam.
Netanyahu’s Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel following rising
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has
voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al
Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas — mediated by Qatar — are gaining steam.
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Israel ‘very dangerous’
Israel on Sunday ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close. The extraordinary order is believed to be the first time
Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country. Al
Jazeera’s bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories called the
move a “very dangerous one” and said the channel’s legal team was working on a
response.
Al Jazeera bureau chief calls order to close satellite channel’s offices in
Israel ‘very dangerous’
Israel on Sunday ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close. The extraordinary order is believed to be the first time
Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country. Al
Jazeera’s bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories called the
move a “very dangerous one” and said the channel’s legal team was working on a
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AP journalist Jon Gambrell explains the situation surrounding Israel’s order to
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AP explains Israel’s decision to bar Al Jazeera
AP journalist Jon Gambrell explains the situation surrounding Israel’s order to
bar Al Jazeera from working in the country amid the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza
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Al Jazeera broadcast engineer Mohammad Salameh works at the Master Control Room
unit inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May
5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera broadcast engineer Mohammad Salameh works at the Master Control Room
unit inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May
5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera cameraman Zaid Aqrat works at his network’s office in the West Bank
city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of
Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a
long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with
Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera cameraman Zaid Aqrat works at his network’s office in the West Bank
city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of
Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a
long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with
Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera network office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera network office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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International correspondent of Al Jazeera English Zein Basravi reports live from
the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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International correspondent of Al Jazeera English Zein Basravi reports live from
the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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A corner is dedicated for late Al Jazeera network journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
inside the network’s office, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5,
2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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A corner is dedicated for late Al Jazeera network journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
inside the network’s office, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5,
2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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The office of late Al Jazeera network journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is decorated
with memorial items, inside the network’s office, in the West Bank city of
Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al
Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud
between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line
government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the
balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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The office of late Al Jazeera network journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is decorated
with memorial items, inside the network’s office, in the West Bank city of
Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al
Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud
between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line
government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the
balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Palestinian politics analyst Nehad Abu Ghoush is live at Al Jazeera broadcast
inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5,
2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Palestinian politics analyst Nehad Abu Ghoush is live at Al Jazeera broadcast
inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5,
2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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By TIA GOLDENBERG and JON GAMBRELL
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Updated
12:11 AM MESZ, May 6, 2024
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera
satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between
the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as
Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.
The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment,
preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is
believed to be the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet
operating in the country.
Al Jazeera went off Israel’s main cable and satellite providers in the hours
after the order. However, its website and multiple online streaming links still
operated Sunday.
The network has reported the Israeli-Hamas war nonstop since the militants’
initial cross-border attack Oct. 7 and has maintained 24-hour coverage in the
Gaza Strip amid Israel’s grinding ground offensive that has killed and wounded
members of its staff. While including on-the-ground reporting of the war’s
casualties, its Arabic arm often publishes verbatim video statements from Hamas
and other regional militant groups.
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“Al Jazeera reporters harmed Israel’s security and incited against soldiers,”
Netanyahu said in a statement. “It’s time to remove the Hamas mouthpiece from
our country.”
Al Jazeera issued a statement vowing it will “pursue all available legal
channels through international legal institutions in its quest to protect both
its rights and journalists, as well as the public’s right to information.”
“Israel’s ongoing suppression of the free press, seen as an effort to conceal
its actions in the Gaza Strip, stands in contravention of international and
humanitarian law,” the network said. “Israel’s direct targeting and killing of
journalists, arrests, intimidation and threats will not deter Al Jazeera.”
The Israeli government has taken action against individual reporters over the
decades since its founding in 1948, but broadly allows for a rambunctious media
scene that includes foreign bureaus from around the world, even from Arab
nations. It also blocked the foreign broadcasts of the Hezbollah-affiliated,
Beirut-based Al Mayadeen news channel at the start of the war.
Palestinian politics analyst Nehad Abu Ghoush is live at Al Jazeera broadcast
inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5,
2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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A law passed last month allows the government to take action against Al Jazeera,
Netanyahu’s office said.
Israeli Communication Minister Shlomo Karhi later published footage online of
authorities raiding a hotel room Al Jazeera had been broadcasting from in east
Jerusalem, which the Palestinians hope to one day have for their future state.
He said officials seized some of the channel’s equipment there.
“We finally are able to stop Al Jazeera’s well-oiled incitement machine that
harms the security of the country,” Karhi said. His office said it would bar Al
Jazeera from operating in Israel for at least 45 days, a measure that can be
renewed.
The ban did not appear to affect the channel’s operations in the occupied West
Bank or Gaza Strip, where Israel wields control but which are not sovereign
Israeli territory.
The office of late Al Jazeera network journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is decorated
with memorial items, inside the network’s office, in the West Bank city of
Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al
Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud
between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line
government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the
balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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The decision threatens to heighten tensions with Qatar at a time when the Doha
government is playing a key role in mediation efforts to halt the war in Gaza,
along with Egypt and the United States.
Qatar has had strained ties with Netanyahu in particular since he made comments
suggesting that Qatar is not exerting enough pressure on Hamas to prompt it to
relent in its terms for a truce deal. Qatar hosts Hamas leaders in exile in
Doha.
The sides appear to be close to striking a deal, but multiple previous rounds of
talks have ended with no agreement.
In a statement Sunday, Hamas condemned the Israeli government order, calling on
international organizations to take measures against Israel.
Al Jazeera network office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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The Foreign Press Association in Israel criticized the order.
“With this decision, Israel joins a dubious club of authoritarian governments to
ban the station,” it said. “This is a dark day for the media.” The New
York-based Committee to Project Journalists similarly warned the move
represented an “extremely alarming precedent for restricting international media
outlets working in Israel.”
Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine director, criticized the
Israeli order as “an assault on freedom of the press.”
“Rather than trying to silence reporting on its atrocities in Gaza, the Israeli
government should stop committing them,” he added.
Israel has long had a rocky relationship with Al Jazeera, accusing it of bias.
Relations took a major downturn nearly two years ago when Al Jazeera
correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed during an Israeli military raid in
the occupied West Bank.
Those relations further deteriorated following the outbreak of Israel’s war
against Hamas on Oct. 7, when the militant group carried out a cross-border
attack in southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage.
Since then, the Israeli military campaign in Gaza has killed over 34,000 people,
according to local health officials there, who don’t break figures down into
civilians and combatants.
Al Jazeera broadcast engineer Mohammad Salameh works at the Master Control Room
unit inside the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May
5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news
network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated
cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Israeli media largely has avoided the plight of those in the Gaza Strip, instead
focusing on the Oct. 7 attack, the hostages held there and tales of Israeli
military heroism.
Meanwhile in December, an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera cameraman as he
reported on the war in southern Gaza. The channel’s bureau chief in Gaza, Wael
Dahdouh, was wounded in the same attack. Dahdouh, a correspondent well-known to
Palestinians during many wars, later evacuated Gaza but only after Israeli
strikes killed his wife, three of his children and a grandson.
International correspondent of Al Jazeera English Zein Basravi reports live from
the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to
close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire
negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Al Jazeera is one of the few international media outlets to remain in Gaza
throughout the war, broadcasting bloody scenes of airstrikes and overcrowded
hospitals and accusing Israel of massacres.
Criticism of the channel is not new, however. The U.S. government singled out
the broadcaster during America’s occupation of Iraq after its 2003 invasion
toppled dictator Saddam Hussein and for airing videos of the late al-Qaida chief
Osama bin Laden.
Al Jazeera has been closed or blocked by other Mideast governments.
Most notably in 2013, Egyptian authorities raided a luxury hotel used by Al
Jazeera as an operating base after the military takeover that followed mass
protests against President Mohammed Morsi. Three Al Jazeera staff members
received 10-year prison sentences, but were released in 2015 following
widespread international criticism.
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Gambrell reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writers Jack Jeffrey in
Jerusalem and Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv contributed.
TIA GOLDENBERG
Goldenberg is an Associated Press reporter and producer covering Israel and the
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