The Government Press Office is revoking the GPO cards of Al Jazeera journalists working in Israel, following the unanimous government decision in May to shut down the channel in Israel and prohibit its broadcasts.
GPO Director Nitzan Chen: "This is a media outlet that disseminates false content, which includes incitement against Israelis and Jews and constitutes a threat to IDF soldiers. Therefore, the use of GPO cards in the course of the journalists' work could in itself jeopardize state security at this time of military emergency."
The revocation of GPO cards will be subject to a hearing and will include Al Jazeera journalists and broadcasters in Hebrew and Arabic, but will not include the channel's producers and photographers. The revocation will be valid for as long as the Knesset legislation and the temporary order are in force.
The scale of the unfolding "event" that just happened in Lebanon, in which at least 2,100 Hezbollah operatives or affiliates were wounded or killed by exploding pager devices, is likely a "kickoff event" for a ground invasion. This is just a gut feeling, but we will see very shortly.
