Israel to Embargo Al Jazeera.

Israel Faxx, March, 2008

By IsraelNationalNews.com

Israel has decided to impose an official embargo of the Arabic Al Jazeera satellite TV network due to the Foreign Ministry's assessment that the station functions as a propaganda arm in the Arab war against the Jewish State.

"After discussions on the issue, the Foreign Ministry has decided to embargo the station," Deputy Foreign Minister Majali Wahabe told Army Radio. "[Al Jazeera's] reports are untrustworthy and they hurt us. They incite people to terrorist activities."

The Foreign Ministry intends to demand that Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based, investigate specific allegations regarding coverage of recent events in Gaza and other incidents. It alleges that Al Jazeera has cooperated fully with Hamas propoganda...

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