Israel has no legal right to close Al Jazeera offices in Ramallah: Analysis

Heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers have stormed Al Jazeera's Ramallah bureau in the occupied West Bank.
Staff were given 10 minutes to gather their belongings and leave.
Doors to the office have been welded shut and the military has ordered the bureau to close for 45 days. It did not give a reason.

The closure of Al Jazeera’s office shows that Israel wants to suppress any voice that tries to bring the truth about what’s happening in Palestinian territory to the world, according to Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative.

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[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals." ~ Edward Snowden

[wandamoon]

Offended by everything, ashamed of nothing !!

[syednowfal]

The truth cannot be hidden forever. There are many objetions to the truth❤Al Jazeera❤🇵🇸✌

[AbdulkarimBirigigi]

What makes me angry is that the international community begs Israel instead of forcing Israel to do what is right.

[citizen-abc-]

Obvious that they don't want their atrocities exposed!

[bannersxyz]

This is how war criminals hide their head in a bag.

[GypsySoul]

Justice will prevail. To the journalists, thank you so so much for risking your lives and doing what you do. They cannot silence the media, especially one that is so brave and strong and determine. Thank you for not letting the silence take over. You guys are the best news network on the planet.

[Mohammedhusainansari-ue]

No right to make any order in Ramallah belongs to west bank.

[AbshirMohamudmaxamed]

In this world that we live in today, there is no law and order, only the person or the country that has the force and the army is respected.

[helengabr]

I began watching Al Jazeera in Egypt some time ago. Around the time of the assassination of Sherine Abu-Aclay. That coverage opened my previously uneducated eyes about the atrocities committed by Israel, in plain sight that were not reported in Britain.

Thank you Al Jazeera. I was well informed because of your honest journalism. ❤ FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE 🇯🇴❤️🖤💚🇯🇴✌️💯

[MegaBeaumont]

Freedom for the free press : Respects to Al Jazeera.

[juliethurner]

Terrible that Al Jazeera has been shut down in the West Bank and Gaza.!

[saidsalimsaidalaufi]

They don’t want their atrocities to be exposed.

[Saumie]

This just highlights that Izzy knows the world has turned on them. Not just the global south, but the collective west as well.

Cat's out of the bag fellas. Your hubris will only make us loathe you more. Wear your pariah label proudly 🔻

[Fuzzycuffsqt]

Military attacks on journalism show clear consciousness of guilt

[Isabel-belsai]

Freedom of speech for PALESTINE 🇵🇸. I stand up with Al Jazeera

[A_L_Namer]

israel has no right to do that!
it's not its territory

[Haihai]

These demons do not care about the law. We are going to live in a lawless world...

[shayaneshan]

it has no history only a crime record. it's not a state it's an occupation only

[Northafrican-uq]

Freedom of expression is a key human right.