White House says reports of Israel shutting down Al Jazeera locally is ‘concerning’

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on 1 April if reports are true that Israel is trying to shut down the news network Al Jazeera within the country, it would be ‘concerning’. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, revived moves on Monday to shut down Qatari satellite television station Al Jazeera in Israel and the law to do so was approved in its final readings on Monday. Netanyahu said: ‘I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel’s activity.’ Israel has previously accused the station of agitating against it among Arab viewers

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