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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21773/designate-al-jazeera-terrorist-organization
Why Al-Jazeera Should Be Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, Al-Jazeera has been openly serving as the unofficial mouthpiece of Hamas. Even before the war, Hamas's political and military leaders often chose Al-Jazeera to spread their propaganda and call for jihad against Israel. Hamas knows it can trust Al-Jazeera: the two share the same radical Islamist ideology that calls for the elimination of Israel and replacing it with an Islamist terror state. Hamas does not need its own television station. It has Al-Jazeera, one of the most influential and wealthiest TV networks in the Arab world, funded by Qatar. The network does not allow any criticism of Hamas or Qatar. In 2024, Israeli security forces disclosed intelligence information confirming the military affiliation of six Al-Jazeera journalists with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE and Bahrain have shut the offices of Al-Jazeera, blocked its websites, and demanded that Qatar curb the station. Even the Palestinian Authority suspended Al-Jazeera's broadcasting in the West Bank.