Officials in Israel have backtracked on a widely criticized decision to seize camera and broadcasting equipment from the Associated Press.
across the globe, but the Israeli government recently closed the outlet’s broadcaster operations earlier this month after passing a new law, citing national security concerns.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi initially announced the move, only to renege hours later. He said the Israeli Ministry of Defense would “re-examine the matter of broadcasts from sensitive locations and their effect on the risk of our forces” and added that “in light of this, the Communications Minister ordered that the equipment be returned to the AP agency at this stage, until the security opinion is received and the issue re-examined.
Earlier this month, Israeli officials used this law to close al Jazeera’s office, and they confiscated the channel’s equipment, banned its broadcasts, and blocked its websites.“an act of madness.”
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