Satellite firm cuts Hamas TV broadcasts to Europe

[demoleft]

Source: afp

AFP - A Gaza-based television station, accused of inciting hatred of Jews and Israel, has had its broadcasts to Europe shut down, Eutelsat satellite firm said Friday.

Eutelsat said its client Noorsat, the operator which handles the broadcasting of Al-Aqsa TV to parts of Europe and throughout the Middle East, cut the satellite signal on Thursday.

Earlier this month the French government ordered Paris-based Eutelsat to take the channel off the air after receiving a complaint from the European Commission that it violated rules on incitement.
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The channel shows music videos and cartoons glorifying the killing of Israeli soldiers, as well as a children's show with a Mickey Mouse-like character that encourages martyrdom and armed struggle leading to the destruction of Israel.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20100625-satellite-firm-cuts-hamas-tv-broadcasts-europe

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if the channel showed those kinds of programs - good news. hamas can enjoy itself with such trash.

[davidinalameda]

1. censorship!!!

:sarcasm:

[hayu_lol]

3. LOL David...

whatever will a certain group of people do for the latest 'trusted' news from the ME?

[boppers]

11. Their governments make no bones about official censorship

Very different from here.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. Teaching children to get themselves killed?

The planet is insane.

[harmonicon]

7. "be all you can be", "army of one", "the few, the proud"...

A lot of people blown up by bombs or shot got the idea from seeing those phrases on American television.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. You're confusing occupational hazard with preaching deliberate murder

There's a difference between body armor and a suicide vest.

[harmonicon]

9. I know, but you wrote about "teaching children to get themselves killed"

Both do that.

[Chulanowa]

10. No there's not

Because the goal is still to kill the fuck out of people weaker than you because your boss tells you you'll get a reward for it. The guys with bombs get heaven, the guys with helmets get a paycheck.

Volunteering to kill people is volunteering to kill people.

And if you don't think the US military is constantly throwing Camel Joe at the kids of America, you're not paying much attention. If you don't think the US media is constantly inciting hatred against "them", you're definitely not paying attention. And if you can't figure out that these are part of the same package deal, well, there's no helping you.

[fascisthunter]

4. holy crap

ok... I read more.... creepy

[DirkGently]

5. No free speech sympathy for selling genocide / suicide

to kids. Jesus. Good riddance. And what took so long.

[JDPriestly]

6. I have heard about this propaganda for violence to children

from several sources. It shouldn't be allowed here or anywhere else.