The Palestinian Authority has taken Al Jazeera off air in the West Bank and has temporarily shuttered the news network’s offices and suspended the work licenses of its employees, Palestinian media reports.
The move comes as the PA accuses the Qatari network of breaking the law after it aired content critical of Ramallah’s recent crackdown on terror operatives in Jenin.
The PA’s Wafa news agency accuses Al Jazeera of broadcasting “misleading” items that “interfered with Palestinian internal affairs.”
There’s no indication of when the PA will allow it to resume operations.
Israel, along with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt have all banned Al Jazeera over separate but similar allegations of providing favorable coverage to various terror groups.
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