Walid Omary, Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief, confirmed in a conversation with The Media Line that Israeli police arrived Sunday at a hotel where the network’s English-speaking correspondents would have broadcasted from and confiscated broadcast equipment, closing off access to the room. “This is a very big mistake,” said Omary. “There are no security … Read more
The decision by the Israeli government to shut the offices of Al Jazeera in the country sparked heated debates both in the country and abroad, with some officials justifying the move on the backdrop of what they deemed homeland security issues, as well as a history of antisemitism propagated by the official Qatari mouthpiece. … Read more
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 … Read more
Israel’s cabinet on Sunday voted to shut down the Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, nearly six months after first announcing its intentions to do so due to security concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war. The decision, which requires recertification every 45 days, includes shutting down Al Jazeera broadcasts in Arabic and … Read more
(JTA) — The Biden White House said it was “concerning” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to close down the Israeli offices of Al Jazeera, based on a law just passed by Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Netanyahu, posting in Hebrew on X, formerly Twitter, said of the Qatar-based network that “the time has … Read more
Qatari news network Al Jazeera has displayed the names of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, in its new studio. The walls of the studio covered with the names of martyrs on the first night of the holy month of Ramzan 2024. Al-Jazeera broadcaster … Read more
When asked if he understood he was being interviewed for an Israeli newspaper, Adnan Al-Ameri, a Yemeni-British journalist, wasn’t the least bit worried. “So be it. I’ll speak my mind however and wherever I need to.” The ex-journalist for Al Jazeera of southern Yemeni descent spoke to The Jerusalem Post from London, where he … Read more
A cameraman for Al Jazeera was killed by a drone strike on Friday while reporting on the earlier bombing of a school used as a shelter for displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip, the Arabic broadcaster said. Cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa was unable to get to safety or medical treatment after being injured … Read more
