Israeli cabinet vote to shut down Al Jazeera in the country as UN urges govt to reconsider

TheJournal.ie— Al Jazeera has deemed the move “a criminal act by Israel that violates the human right to access information”.

@pressfreedom—CPJ condemns Israeli vote to shut down Al-Jazeera; warns of alarming precedent. Beirut, May 5, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli cabinet’s decision to shut down Al-Jazeera’s operations in Israel and warns that the vote could set a dangerous precedent for other international media outlets working in Israel. The cabinet vote on Sunday, announced by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X, came after Israel’s parliament passed a

NPR—Israel raids Al Jazeera office as Netanyahu government votes to shut channel down. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.

KEYT—Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’. CNN By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X: “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al