Tel Aviv’s goals from closing the office of “Al Jazeera” network
| The Zionist regime recently closed Al Jazeera's office in the occupied territories in order to cover up its crimes and have the upper hand in the war of narratives. A goal that, of course, has not yet been achieved. |
Mehr News, Intergroup International: The war cabinet of the Zionist regime, which these days is facing the widespread pressure of international public opinion to end the war in Gaza, this time to erase the face of the problem, the activity of “Al Jazeera” media service in He banned the occupied territories. The War Cabinet’s decision to close Al Jazeera’s local offices in the occupied territories took effect on Sunday, May 16, and thus, according to “Politico”, this media lost the possibility of broadcasting from the occupied territories.
The media that informed the public opinion of the world
Today, the widespread protests of students from America to Europe and Asia to the barbaric actions of the Zionists have come from the activities of the media, which, contrary to the mainstream media in the world (which are the absolute supporters of the Zionists), try They reflect the current realities in this land and the oppression of the people of Gaza.
Al Jazeera was one of the few international media that remained in Gaza during the 7 months of war and opened the eyes of the world to the crimes of the Zionists by covering its developments 24 hours a day. By preparing reliable reports and publishing pictures of bombed hospitals, civilians being killed, humanitarian aid convoys being targeted, and… it informed the world’s public opinion about the crimes committed by the Zionists in Gaza.
The Zionist regime allows foreign journalists access to Gaza only through strictly controlled press trips that it coordinates. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera had the largest presence based in Gaza among other international media. Images of human suffering In Gaza, which Al Jazeera broadcasts, it has weakened the Zionist regime’s campaign against Hamas by destroying international support for the war.
Al Jazeera has also been a strong critic of the occupation regime’s targeting of journalists. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, more than 140 Palestinian journalists have been martyred. Al Jazeera accuses Tel Aviv authorities of deliberately targeting its journalists, including Samer Abu Daqqa and Hamza Wael al-Dahdouh, who were both martyred during the conflict in Gaza. In 2022, the Zionists also shot and killed “Shirin Abu Aqla”, one of the most famous American-Palestinian journalists of Al-Jazeera. The Zionists refused to accept responsibility in this regard and refused to cooperate with the investigation of the FBI and the International Criminal Court.
Suppression of media and freedom of expression in the land occupations
Tel Aviv’s action in closing the network’s offices in the occupied territories has been severely criticized by international organizations. Al Jazeera Doha called this action “criminal” and a clear example of “suppression of media freedom” and “violation of human rights in access to information”. According to the Hamas statement, this decision is aimed at launching a declaration war against journalists who are exposed to Zionist planned terrorism aimed at hiding the truth.
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate considered this action as a sign of the occupation’s intention to continue killing the Palestinian people without witnesses and evidence. and asked the United Nations to intervene to support media institutions in Palestine. According to the Guardian, the coincidence of this action with the continuation of indirect ceasefire negotiations between the occupying regime and Hamas has created new concerns about the attitude of Netanyahu’s hardline cabinet towards freedom of expression.
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticizing this action, considered the existence of a free and independent media to ensure transparency and accountability in Gaza necessary. The human rights watchdog also published a statement while condemning Tel Aviv’s recent action, considering this decision to impose more severe restrictions on the channel of reports sent from the Gaza Strip. The Foreign Press Association, a non-governmental organization that represents journalists working for international news organizations in the occupied territories, accused Tel Aviv of joining the “dubious club of authoritarian governments” and explicitly called for the closure of Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied territories. A black day for the media and democracy. The Committee of Reporters Project based in New York considered this action “a very worrying precedent for restricting international media active in Israel”.
Cease fire talks in jeopardy
From the point of view of the observers, this event may affect the ceasefire negotiations in the shadow of the escalation of the long-standing tension between the Zionist regime and this Qatari media, because Qatar during 7 Last month, he was playing a key role in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza. The Times newspaper saw this decision as a threat to escalate the tension with Qatar in a situation where Doha plays a key role in mediation efforts to stop the war in Gaza. During this time, Qatar has been under heavy Western and Zionist pressure to close the Hamas office in Doha. Qatar officials have said that the hosting of the Hamas office was keyed years ago with the coordination of the United States, and as long as the presence of the leaders of this movement in the country helps the negotiation process, Doha will host them.
Since Qatar announced that in order to waive Hamas leaders from their conditions for a ceasefire agreement, It will not pressure, the relations between Doha and Tel Aviv have become darker. According to the Guardian, the country, which is home to several Hamas political leaders, was a key mediator in the talks, but has been sidelined in recent weeks.
