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JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera. It also threatened to heighten tensions with…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel.
Israel's parliament passes a law that could lead to the closure of Al Jazeera, escalating tensions with Qatar and the broadcaster.
Israel has long accusing Al Jazeera of bias against Israel. Relations took a major downturn nearly two years ago when Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank and when Israeli forces attacked mourners at the journalist's burial.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, acting on new parliamentary authority, said he planned to shutter Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. The Qatar-owned broadcaster called his accusations dangerous, and others warned of unwarranted censorship.