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| 'Al-Jazeera serves Israeli interests' | |
| 2011-11-12 | |
[Iran Press TV] Activists in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar have accused the Doha-based Al-Jazeera news channel of serving Israeli interests in the region.
It is widely believed that the Emir of Qatar has direct influence on the nature of programs broadcast by Al-Jazeera. The news network has been repeatedly accused of uneven coverage of the events of the "Arab Spring." Al-Jazeera is accused of blowing the opposition movement in Syria out of proportion while turning a blind eye to the Bahraini government's violent crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters. A number of well-known journalists, including Ghassan Ben Jeddo, have resigned from the TV in the past months over the channel's coverage of Middle East events. A profile, titled "The Qatari Revolution Page" has recently appeared on Facebook. Qatar is a country where there are no government elections. It houses a huge US airbase used for military operations in Iraq. Qatari activists claim that many citizens living in the Arab Emirate are unhappy with their ruler's policies. | |
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