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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Government Votes To Shut Down Al Jazeera In Israel


Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government has voted to shut down Al Jazeera‘s offices, while the broadcaster condemned the move as “deceptive and slanderous.” “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu wrote on X/Twitter. He said in a statement, “Al Jazeera […]

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government has voted to shut down Al Jazeera ‘s offices, while the broadcaster condemned the move as “deceptive and slanderous.” “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu wrote on X/Twitter. “We will take immediate action against those who use freedom of the press to harm the security of Israel and IDF soldiers, and incite to terrorism in time of war,” Karhi said.

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