Al-Jazeera Accused of Aiding Terrorists Against Israel   July 17, 2006

Several Al-Jazeera “journalists” have been arrested and interrogated in connection with the terrorist attacks on Israel 

Israeli authorities have accused Al-Jazeera of airing film footage disclosing the site of the deadly Katyusha attack in Haifa, in order to assist Hezbollah.  Broadcasting the exact location of the Hezbollah rocket attacks is reported to help the terror group refine targeting for future attacks.

Reporters Without Borders says the station acknowledges that Israeli authorities ordered Al-Jazeera reporter Elias Karram and his crew “to keep away from an oil refinery located on the waterfront.”

Al-Jazeeea claims its bureau chief, Walid Al-Omari, in the custody of Israel police, “has been interrogated for more than four hours, in a rather violent manner.”

It sounds like the Israelis believe Al-Jazeera has been doing more for the terrorists than just help them locate targets.  

Our latest column examines how Al-Jazeera has stoked the fires of conflict in the Middle East.

With this kind of record, do we want Al-Jazeera International in U.S. media markets?