oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> / Israeli court extends again ban on Al Jazeera on grounds of ties to Hamas and “threat to National Security”</p><p>An Israeli District Court has approved the extension of restrictions on Al Jazeera's broadcasts until the end of March, ruling that the broadcasts continue to pose a real threat to the country's security. </p><p>The restrictions, based on a law preventing foreign broadcasts from harming state security, were initially imposed due to Al Jazeera's alleged ties to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>. The court cited recent intelligence and broadcasts that justify the continued ban, including content that could incite violence. </p><p>The judge dismissed Al Jazeera's claim that the restrictions are politically motivated, highlighting the ongoing close relationship between Hamas and the news channel.</p><p>Hebrew <a href="https://www.the7eye.org.il/543977" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">the7eye.org.il/543977</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Immediately after the law was enacted, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Al Jazeera itself petitioned against it, claiming it was unconstitutional. The petition has not yet been decided, and the hearing is scheduled for April.</p><p>This is what the al-Jazeera “ban” looks like in Israel (see image). All news channels live stream its feed. Seems indeed the only danger must be Al-Jazeera disrupting Israel’s narrative that its occupation forces are fighting to defend Israel, not to ethnically cleanse <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelOccupation</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeera</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a></p>