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Israel hails Arab satellites move to drop Al-Alam
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:58:50 GMT
Israeli regime's Foreign Ministry has expressed satisfaction with the move by Arabsat and Nilesat satellite operators to take Al-Alam off air.

In a statement released on the Foreign Ministry website, the occupying regime welcomed the Arab satellite providers' decision to remove Al-Alam, saying, "their decision to drop Al-Alam is deemed significance."

"The removal of Al-Alam, funded by Iranian government, indicates that Arab states are worried about the destructive role of the network," the statement claimed.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's statement comes amid regional and International criticism of the Arab satellite companies for their "politically motivated" decision.

Several regional and international media and political activists have so far slammed the move, saying that the ban is in violation of freedom of expression.

Hussein Jomeh, the president of the Arab Writers Union, criticized the satellite operators' measure Monday.

He said that the move disrespects people and violates their rights to freedom of thought and freedom of speech.

Saudi-based Arabsat and Cairo-based Nilsat dropped Al-Alam this week without prior notice.

In a letter to Iran's broadcasting authorities, Arabsat said the company had dropped Al-Alam for hosting "several opposition figures."

The letter named London based opposition figure Mohammad Al-Massari as one of the figures hosted by Al-Alam that had spoken "against the Saudi government and its leaders based on hatred of its leaders."

"The anchor/host of the programs did not take any action to suppress such accusations," it added.

Mohammad Al-Massari is an exiled Saudi physicist and political dissident, who gained asylum in the United Kingdom in 1994.
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