Israel"s claims are "odd and biased," says Al Jazeera, threatening legal action.
Al Jazeera denounced on Monday Israel"s decision to close the Jerusalem bureau of Qatar"s flagship satellite network, saying that the measure "undermines" Israeli claims to be the Middle East"s sole democracy and that it will take legal action.
On Sunday, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara (Likud) announced Israel would revoke the press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists, effectively preventing them from working in the country, in addition to shutting down their Jerusalem bureau and preventing their broadcasting on Israel"s satellite networks. His announcement came in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu"s call to remove the media network from the Jewish state based on claims that it incites violence against Israel.
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