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Tel Aviv Court Verdict Reveals Al Jazeera's Alleged Ties to Hamas, Challenges Media Freedom Narratives [View all]
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court has issued a ruling finding a “close connection” between the international news network Al Jazeera and the Palestinian group Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, and the European Union.
The court’s deputy president, Shai Yaniv, has pointed to material evidence, including a controversial clip broadcast by Al Jazeera that was perceived as providing tactical information on damaging Israeli military assets. Yaniv highlighted the severity of these actions by stating, ““The picture that emerges from the documents demonstrates categorically (and) with convincing, clear and unambiguous evidence the close, long-term connection between the Hamas terror organization and the Al Jazeera media network, with the Hamas terror organization advancing its goals through the channel.”
Al Jazeera’s broadcasts have been described as real-time positioning of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops, which was argued to place soldiers in danger, an act far removed from conventional journalistic practice. Moreover, one specific Al Jazeera broadcast was said to contain a “briefing for how to damage an Israeli tank” with the judge noting that the “clip indicates weak points on the tank and explains how to act to damage the tank and destroy it.”
Though Al Jazeera has categorically denied these accusations, arguing that its reporting does not incite violence and that it maintains a range of confidential sources across the Israeli and Palestinian spectrum, the court has been unpersuaded by these defences. The court has also made a comparison to a recent decision by the General Court of the European Union upholding a ban on the Russian state-sponsored RT France channel, suggesting that, at times, freedom of the press may be secondary to national security.
The court’s deputy president, Shai Yaniv, has pointed to material evidence, including a controversial clip broadcast by Al Jazeera that was perceived as providing tactical information on damaging Israeli military assets. Yaniv highlighted the severity of these actions by stating, ““The picture that emerges from the documents demonstrates categorically (and) with convincing, clear and unambiguous evidence the close, long-term connection between the Hamas terror organization and the Al Jazeera media network, with the Hamas terror organization advancing its goals through the channel.”
Al Jazeera’s broadcasts have been described as real-time positioning of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops, which was argued to place soldiers in danger, an act far removed from conventional journalistic practice. Moreover, one specific Al Jazeera broadcast was said to contain a “briefing for how to damage an Israeli tank” with the judge noting that the “clip indicates weak points on the tank and explains how to act to damage the tank and destroy it.”
Though Al Jazeera has categorically denied these accusations, arguing that its reporting does not incite violence and that it maintains a range of confidential sources across the Israeli and Palestinian spectrum, the court has been unpersuaded by these defences. The court has also made a comparison to a recent decision by the General Court of the European Union upholding a ban on the Russian state-sponsored RT France channel, suggesting that, at times, freedom of the press may be secondary to national security.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tel-aviv-court-verdict-reveals-al-jazeeras-alleged-ties-to-hamas-challenges-media-freedom-narratives/ar-BB1nKjZw
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