French seek 'anti-Semitic' TV ban

Posted by Robert on December 3, 2004 7:23 AM

Just two weeks after pledging not to air hate material, Al-Manar has broken its pledge. From [1] BBC News, with thanks to Anthony:

French PM Jean-Pierre Raffarin has called for a Lebanon-based satellite TV channel backed by Hezbollah to be taken off air for its "anti-Semitic" content.

His intervention comes two weeks after al-Manar was authorised to continue broadcasting in Europe by France's media watchdog.

The channel signed an undertaking not to incite hatred or violence....

Last week, monitors recorded a commentator on the channel speaking of what he called "Zionist attempts to transmit Aids to Arab countries".


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2004/12/french-seek-anti-semitic-tv-ban.html

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