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Israel Bans Al Jazeera, Raids Jerusalem Offices

The Jerusalem offices of Al Jazeera  were raided Sunday after Israel’s far-right Cabinet banned the Qatar-based satellite news network—the sole international media outlet providing 24/7 live coverage from Gaza—from operating in the country. “If you’re watching this… then Al Jazeera has been banned in Israel,” correspondent Imran Khan said in a pre-recorded report from occupied East Jerusalem preempting the Israeli Cabinet’s unanimous vote to shutter the network. The order—which does not affect Al Jazeera’s ability to operate, Read More