Israel should not allow itself to be put under the mercy of Al Jazeera-analyst said

Record ID: 905525

  • Title: Israel should not allow itself to be put under the mercy of Al Jazeera-analyst said
  • Date: 7th August 2017
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ANALYST AND DIRECTOR OF THE MOSHE DAYAN CENTER AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, UZI RABI WRITING AT DESK (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANALYST AND DIRECTOR OF THE MOSHE DAYAN CENTER AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, UZI RABI, SAYING: "The other stations seem to play in accordance with the unwritten rule so to speak. I think that Al Jazeera took it to the extreme and we know how I would say vociferous this network is, we have seen that in the Arab Spring, but now I think that what comes to every average eye is that Al Jazeera is capitalizing on what is going on, we have seen that in the Temple Mount events and this is again, this is becoming what I would call security concern for Israel and Israel cannot allow itself actually to be put under the mercy of Al Jazeera, and this is why Israel decided to do that and under these circumstances I would rather take it as kind of a legitimate step." RABI TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANALYST AND DIRECTOR OF THE MOSHE DAYAN CENTER AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, UZI RABI, SAYING: "I think that this should be the spirit, Israel found that the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring is so different, there are so many enmities and so many conflicts among Arab States and it goes without saying that when it comes to the most of Arab Gulf States, there is kind of a growing cooperation and Qatar is being depicted as kind of a very very naughty boy in the Middle East. A state which is identified with pro-Iranian activities, supporting Hamas and doing some other let us say acts that are against stabilizing the region and I guess that the Qatar crisis actually could be served as sort of a background to what we do see here now." JERUSALEM (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) LOGO OF AL JAZEERA NETWORK AL JAZEERA NEWS CHANNEL ON TELEVISION VARIOUS OF CAMERA MEN WORKING AT AL JAZEERA OFFICE
  • Embargoed: 21st August 2017 15:27
  • Keywords: Israel al Jazeera Press Credentials Qatar
  • Location: JERUSALEM/ TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • City: JERUSALEM/ TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016T5P7PJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: An Israeli analyst Uzi Rabi called for closure of Al Jazeera office on Monday (August 7). Rabi sees Al Jazeera as having been capitalizing on the recent events that took place at Temple Mount.
    Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, close its Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station's broadcasts from local cable and satellite providers.
    The closure did not appear imminent, however, and an Israeli official said a legal process was still required to implement most of the proposed steps.
    The Israeli move adds further pressure on Qatar, which has been involved in a dispute with four of its Arab neighbours.
    Last month, Netanyahu said he would work to shut the network's offices in Israel, accusing it of inciting violence in Jerusalem, including over an Old City site that is holy to both Muslims and Jews.
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