Reporters Without Borders condemns Israel’s Al Jazeera shutdown
The French-based organisation said it “strongly condemns freedom-threatening legislation that censors a TV network for its coverage of the war in Gaza”.
The Qatar-based network Al Jazeera described the move by the Israeli government as a “criminal act” and warned that the country’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”.
Israeli police raid Al Jazeera office after shutdown order, seize equipment
Israeli police raided Al Jazeera’s office in occupied East Jerusalem after Netanyahu’s government decided to shut down the network’s local operations in Israel. A video on social media showed officers removing camera equipment.
Al Jazeera shutdown a ‘violation of freedom of expression’: Gaza media office
The Government Media Office in Gaza says in a statement that the closure of Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel is a “scandal and a blatant violation of freedom of opinion and expression”.
It said the move would be a blow to the Israeli government as it “falsely praises democracy and human rights” but has shown it commits many violations.
“We condemn the shameful silence of many countries that consider themselves guardians of the world and human rights, while they are engaged in a war of genocide, and participate in the war to silence media professionals, journalists, and their media outlets.”
‘Use of force against students protesting genocide unacceptable’: CAIR
The footage below is from the University of Virginia in the eastern US, showing how state police were deployed to contain pro-Palestine protests on campus.
“The use of excessive force against students attempting to stand up against a genocide that is being funded by our government is unacceptable,” says the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The US-based civil rights organisation says the university must conduct a full investigation, apologise for calling in police and engage with its students.
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