Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing ahead with calls to block Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera from operating in Israel, alleging the foreign broadcaster has harmed national security in his country.
Israel’s unicameral legislature, the Knesset, approved legislation on April 1 giving Israel’s prime minister the authority to block any foreign broadcaster from operating in Israel if the broadcaster’s content is deemed harmful to national security. The legislation passed with a 71–10 vote in its final reading.
