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December 16, 2004
France closes down Al-Manar TV channel - what comes next?
Topics: War on Terror - the issues.From the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies(C.S.S):
France's highest administrative court, the Council of State, ordered
(December 13, 2004) the operators of the French satellite, Eutelsat, to stop beaming the Hezbollah TV channel Al-Manar within 48 hours. As
of today, December 15, 2004, at 6 p.m., all Al-Manar programs are to be
dropped from the package of nine Arabic language channels broadcast to
France (and the rest of Europe) via Eutelsat.
The French court ruled that Al-Manar had violated France's laws against
incitement and was thus endangering public order. French Foreign
Minister Michel Barnier praised the decision, calling it "just."
As a result of the court's decision, French and other European viewers
will now find it difficult to receive Al-Manar's broadcasts. While it is an important step in the right direction, it does not solve the basic problem: France is not the only country to which Hezbollah spreads its messages of hate, terrorism and anti-Semitism nor is Eutelsat the only satellite corporation spreading them. Hezbollah uses multi-national satellite corporations and companies to broadcast Al-Manar around the globe . Other countries, including the United States, must also take measures to stop the broadcasts precisely for the same reasons that prompted the ruling of the French court: the spread of hatred, terrorism and anti-Semitism. Continue reading...
Related Story - previous Hyscience post on Al-Manar in Qatar.
Posted by Hyscience at December 16, 2004 1:44 PM
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