State Department says ‘quite concerned’ by Israel’s decision to shutter Al Jazeera

By Jacob Magid

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6 May 2024, 9:12 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller answers questions during a news briefing at the State Department on July 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

The US is “quite concerned” by Israel’s decision to shutter Al Jazeera’s operations in the country, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says.

“We have made quite clear that we support media freedom all around the world, including in Israel,” Miller says.

“We think Al Jazeera ought to be able to operate in Israel, as it does in other countries in the region,” he adds. Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia all bar Al Jazeera from operating in their countries, viewing it as a dangerous mouthpiece for terror organizations.