The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that the court approved the decision of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to extend the closure of the Tel Aviv Tribune network office and ban its work for an additional 45 days.
A few days ago, the Israeli Council of Ministers approved the decision of the Minister of Communications to extend the closure of Tel Aviv Tribune’s office and ban its work in Israel for 45 days.
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karei said at the time, “I am convinced that the orders to close the island will be extended in the future as well.”
Last month, the Israeli government unanimously decided to close Tel Aviv Tribune’s offices.
The decision states: “Based on the law to prevent a foreign broadcasting organization from harming state security, permission was given to the Minister of Communications to issue, for a period of 45 days, a decision to stop broadcasting Tel Aviv Tribune in Arabic and English.”
The decision also stipulated the closure of Tel Aviv Tribune’s offices located on the borders of Israel, the seizure of devices used by Tel Aviv Tribune to broadcast content, and the restriction of access to the channel’s website.
Tel Aviv Tribune Network described the Israeli government’s decision as a step that is deeply misleading and slanderous, and condemned “the Israeli criminal act that infringes on human rights to access information.”