Israel Gov’t Press Office Revokes Al-Jazeera Reporter’s Press Card
Israel’s Government Press Office (GPO) invalidated the press credentials of an Al-Jazeera reporter on Wednesday, August 16. Far-right Communications Minister Ayoub Kara demanded that the credentials of Elias Karram, a senior reporter at Al-Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau, be revoked as part of the minister’s efforts to shut down the Qatari-owned cable news channel in Israel. GPO…