Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to use a fresh national security law passed by parliament to ban news channel Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the country. The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels deemed a national security threat and to shut their offices. Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Jordan condemns Israeli ‘barbaric’ targeting of Jabalia refugee camp

Jordan condemned Israel’s “barbaric targeting” of residential areas in Jabalia’s refugee camp…

Soldiers shoot at ‘everything that moves’ in West Bank refugee camp

An Israeli army raid continues on the occupied West Bank city of…

Future of UN polio campaign unclear after convoy detained

It is unclear if the UN-led campaign to vaccinate Gaza’s children against…

Qatar calls for int’l action to stop Rafah invasion

Qatar called for “urgent international action” to prevent an Israeli invasion of…