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'Hamas mouthpiece': Netanyahu lauds new law allowing him to shut Al-Jazeera in Israel (www.haaretz.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the law's passing, saying that "Al Jazeera has harmed Israel's security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers. It's time to remove Hamas' mouthpiece from our country."

He added: "The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel. I intend to take immediate action in accordance with the new law to halt the channel's activities."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Kinda but unlikely. The US has a constitutional clause against this sort of thing. It would be more difficult to circumvent.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

I think that's a bit naive.

The constitution is advice. It's only as powerful as its interpretation and enforcement, and the Supreme Court has shown themselves wildly comfortable writing new flagrantly unconstitutional loopholes when it suits them.