{"id":2236,"date":"2024-09-12T18:35:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueskykentucky.com\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2024-09-13T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:51:42","slug":"israel-strips-foreign-journalists-of-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blueskykentucky.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/israel-strips-foreign-journalists-of-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strips foreign journalists of accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Qatari network \u201cconstitutes a threat to the IDF,\u201d according to a government statement<\/strong><\/p>\n The Israeli government has said it is revoking the press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists working in the country. The move comes four months after the Jewish state closed the Qatari TV network’s bureau there.<\/p>\n Al Jazeera’s Israeli offices were closed on May 5 and its websites have been blocked since Israel called the outlet’s reporting on the Gaza conflict “incitement”<\/em> of terrorism. The company condemned the Israeli decision to block its operations as a “criminal act.”<\/em> <\/p>\n On Thursday, the Israeli government’s press office (GPO) stated on X that it is “revoking the GPO cards of Al Jazeera journalists working in Israel (subject to a hearing), following the unanimous government decision in May to shut down the channel in Israel and prohibit its broadcasts.”<\/em> <\/p>\n The statement also quoted press service director Nitzan Chen as saying that “Al Jazeera disseminates false content, which includes incitement against Israelis and Jews and constitutes a threat to IDF soldiers.”<\/em> <\/p>\n The Government Press Office is revoking the GPO cards of Al Jazeera journalists working in Israel (subject to a hearing), following the unanimous government decision in May to shut down the channel in Israel and prohibit its broadcasts.\n
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