Al-Quds TV

Al-Quds TV was a television channel broadcasted on Nilesat and Arabsat networks. It was created on the 11th of November 2008,[1] and shut down on the 10th of February 2019.[1] The channel supported the Hamas political party and was allegedly affiliated with Hamas.[2][3][4][5] The channel also supported Islamic Jihad and criticized Fatah and the Palestinian National Authority.[4] The television channel was once bombed by Israel in the year 2012 which injured 3 staff members of the television channel.[6] The television channel was declared a terrorist group in 2018 as the Defense Minister at the time claimed that the channel was a propaganda arm of Hamas.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hamas Expands Reach Through Media". Anti-Defamation League. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. "رغم مناشدات لإبقائها.. قرار مفاجئ بإغلاق قناة "القدس" الفضائية". www.aljazeeramubasher.net.
  3. "Al-Quds, Hamas's second satellite TV channel, went on air on November 11, further expanding that movement's media empire". Terrorism Info. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ragson, Adam (2019-02-13). "Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. "Palestinian Shooter in Jerusalem Kills 2, Wounds 5". The New York Times. AP. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. 以色列炮轰“圣城”电视台办公楼 造成3名工作人员受伤