Israeli officials have accused the station of agitating against Israel among Arab viewers.
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revived moves on April 1 to shut down Qatari satellite television station Al Jazeera in Israel, saying through his party spokesperson that Parliament would be convened in the evening to ratify the necessary law.
Asked if the threat against Al Jazeera might be part of such pressure, an Israeli government spokesman, Mr Avi Hyman, did not answer directly, though he did describe the station as “spouting propaganda for many, many years”.In what may have been a hint that Al Jazeera could have legal recourse against any closure, Mr Hyman added during a briefing: “There’s due process, so we’re not there yet.”and exposing Israeli troops to ambushes.
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