{"id":2239618,"date":"2024-05-07T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T00:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-shuts-down-news-outlet-takes-them-off-the-air-for-being-a-hamas-mouthpiece\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T20:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T00:42:26","slug":"israel-shuts-down-news-outlet-takes-them-off-the-air-for-being-a-hamas-mouthpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-shuts-down-news-outlet-takes-them-off-the-air-for-being-a-hamas-mouthpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel closes news channel, removes it from broadcasting for alleged Hamas bias"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-shuts-down-news-outlet-takes-them-off-the-air-for-being-a-hamas-mouthpiece%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel closed Al \u2063Jazeera&#8217;s offices, accusing them of Hamas bias, leading to confiscation of\u200b equipment. \u2063Netanyahu emphasized removing the &#8220;Hamas mouthpiece.&#8221; Al Jazeera \u2063claimed innocence,\u200b citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">press freedom<\/a> violation. The\u2062 network condemned Israel&#8217;s actions \u200bbut will be offline for 45 days. Minister Karhi aimed to stop Hamas influence, \u2062asserting the need\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-must-immediately-fire-hamas-allied-official-put-on-leave-josh-hawley\/\" title=\"Hawley demands DHS to swiftly terminate Hamas-affiliated official on leave.\">safeguard national \u200bsecurity<\/a>. The closure of Al Jazeera&#8217;s offices \u2062by Israel, based on Hamas \u2062bias allegations, resulted in equipment confiscation. Netanyahu stressed the removal of the &#8220;Hamas mouthpiece.&#8221; Al Jazeera defended its innocence,\u2062 citing \u2063press freedom violations. Despite condemnation from the network, it will be offline for 45 days. Minister Karhi focuses on halting\u200b Hamas influence to protect national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 7, 2024 at 4:37pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Israel shuttered offices of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network Sunday, citing biased reporting that favored Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAl Jazeera reporters harmed Israel\u2019s security and incited against soldiers,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-aljazeera-hamas-gaza-war-eba9416aea82f505ab908ee60d1de5e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to remove the Hamas mouthpiece from our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The order, which took the network off of Israel\u2019s main cable TV and satellite TV providers, included confiscation of broadcast equipment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hamas is upset at Israel shutting down Al Jazeera, saying it is a violation of freedom of the press.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s repeat that: Hamas is pretending to care about press freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elder of Ziyon \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@elderofziyon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elderofziyon\/status\/1787319102022795725?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-pass-massive-voting-rights-bill-conservatives-claim-it-will-chill-speech-demolish-election-integrity\/\" title=\"House Dems Pass Massive\u00a0\u2018Voting Rights\u2019 Bill; Conservatives Claim It Will Chill Speech, Demolish\u00a0Election Integrity\">network claimed<\/a> it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-pro-hamas-billionaires-funding-pro-gaza-campus-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">innocent victim<\/a> of an Israeli effort to muzzle the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s ongoing suppression of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-steps-in-after-dem-lawmaker-was-punished-for-intimidating-trump-supporters\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer Steps in After Dem Lawmaker Was Punished for Intimidating Trump Supporters\">free press<\/a>, seen as an effort to conceal its actions in the Gaza Strip, stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law,\u201d the network said. \u201cIsrael\u2019s direct targeting and killing of journalists, arrests, intimidation and threats will not deter Al Jazeera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, an Israeli law gave the government the legal footing for its action.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to Israel \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Minister of Communication <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shlomo_karhi?\">@shlomo_karhi<\/a> for shutting down Al Jazeera channel in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Every Western country should shut down this dangerous \u201cnews\u201d network that is the mouthpiece of all terrorist organizations.<br \/> _ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wpp4eep5ub\">pic.twitter.com\/Wpp4eep5ub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1787105801531707901?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Al Jazeera will be barred from operation for 45 days, but the action can be renewed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israeli-officials-say-got-played-biden-administration-hamas-cease-fire-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> criticized the action, as did the Foreign Press Association in Israel, which said the action represented \u201ca dark day for the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, however, said it was time to shut down what he called \u201cmegaphones for Hamas,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/government-orders-temporary-closure-of-al-jazeera-bureau-for-harming-israeli-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo much time has passed, and there have been too many unnecessary legal hurdles in order to finally stop the well-oiled incitement machine of Al Jazeera, which harms national security,\u201d he said after signing orders that led to Al Jazeera being banned.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Al Jazeera is banned in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain yet everyone is crying about Israel doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mish \ud83c\udf97\ufe0f (@Mish_K_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mish_K_\/status\/1787520646575984649?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe will act immediately against those who use freedom of the press to harm Israeli security and IDF troops, and incite to terrorism at a time of war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Economy Minister Nir Barkat called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-surprising-roughly-half-gen-z-voters-sympathetic-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">network<\/a> \u201cthe biggest engine of anti-Semitism in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68961753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> noted that Al Jazeera is still accessible to Israelis through Facebook.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel closed the offices of Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network, accusing it of biased reporting in favor of Hamas. 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