France Shuts Down Hamas TV Station, Only to See It Pop Up Again

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The Jerusalem Post reports:

Attempts to shut down Hamas from operating its main television propaganda outlet in France appear to have failed – at least for now.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his gratitude on Saturday to French President Francois Hollande after the latter’s government shut down a Hamas television station that aired content which constituted anti-Israel and anti-Jewish incitement.

The prime minister had earlier urged Hollande to move against the transmission of Al Aksa television, the Hamas-run channel that was being broadcast on the French satellite service EUTELSAT.

After Netanyahu’s request, the Israeli embassy in Paris reported that Al Aksa’s transmission had been cut off from service.

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