Israel Shuts Down Qatari-owned Al Jazeera

Israel Shuts Down Qatari-owned Al Jazeera

After years of Israeli threats to shutter one of the most popular Arab networks, government follows through on threat at a critical time when Qatar acts as mediator between Israel and Hamas.

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David M. Weinberg: It’s clear that Israel has delayed acting against Al Jazeera until now because of the role that Qatar was playing in the attempts to cut a hostage deal with Hamas. Given the fact that the Qatari efforts seem to have failed, there is no longer any good reason to delay acting against Al Jazeera.

The interview was published in The Medialine, May 6, 2024. 

Israel Shuts Down Qatari-owned Al Jazeera
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