Official Palestinian media condemns Ben-Gvir’s decision to ban broadcasting in occupied Jerusalem

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian official media has vehemently denounced the decision by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's hard-right National Security Minister, to ban the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) from operating in occupied Jerusalem and the 1948-occupied territories. In a press statement, the official Palestinian media described the ban as an aggressive act aimed at preventing PBC staff from performing their national and journalistic duty of documenting the suffering and resilience of the Palestinian people in the face of the continuous crimes of the Israeli occupation. The ban, according to the statement, is an attempt by the Israeli occupation to commit its crimes away from the scrutiny of cameras, aligning with the policies of the extremist right-wing Israeli government. It said the ban starkly violates international laws and norms that guarantee freedom of opinion and expression. The Palestinian media further urged human rights organizations and media institutions, including the International Fede ration of Journalists, to reject this decision and recognize it as an additional crime by the fascist Israeli government against Palestinian journalism. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA