Al Jazeera to Be Kicked Out of Israel, Deemed Agent of Hamas

‘Our orders will go into effect immediately,’ Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi has said.

The Al-Jazeera headquarter building in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2022. Imad Creidi/Reuters

The Israeli government has voted to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, citing the risk the Qatari network poses to national security.

The decision was passed in a unanimous vote by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet.