Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday (1 April) to shutter the local office of Qatari satellite television network Al Jazeera while the war in Gaza continues.
Hours after his party spokesperson said parliament would be convened to ratify the necessary law, the Knesset approved the bill allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security.
Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government, called the Israeli measure an “escalation” and said it “comes as part of a series of systematic Israeli attacks to silence Al Jazeera,” according to a statement late on Monday.
In order for the US to ban an app, the president need approval from congress. If he wants to ban another app tomorrow, he’d need another approval.
However in case of Israel, Knesset approved banning of News outlets in certain cases (national security). Future banning of news outlets won’t require Knesset approval.