US Jewish leaders are riled up today at the news of al-Jazeera’s planned acquisition of Current TV giving its English-language television news service access to American viewers, warning that allowing Americans access to the channel was a matter of extreme “apprehension.”
Malcolm Hoenlein, one of the heads of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said he had even sought legal advice on the matter, but reported with a measure of disappointment that there did not appear to be a legal basis for his organization to forbid the sale.
Abe Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), went on to blast al-Jazeera in general as “troubling,” saying the channel gives “anti-semitic extremists” access to American airwaves.
While the $500 million purchase of current will give al-Jazeera English enhanced access to US cable markets, overall distribution will still be a struggle, as Current was having a hard time getting onto many networks in the first place, and those struggles will increase with its sale. Time Warner has already announced that, with the acquisition of Current by al-Jazeera America (AJA), they will simply cancel Current, knocking it off their airwaves, instead of letting AJA on.
Why? why should Al-jazeera not be allowed to buy?
Are Americans not intelligent enough to differentiate?
Al Jazeera English is arguably one of the best news services currently available. While there was a slight bias in favor of the Palestinians noticeable during the recent Gaza problems, the vast majority of its broadcasts are well balanced and its information content is way above the average of what you get to see from other news channels. I do not think that the concern of US Jewish leaders is justified and would rather see Al Jazeera as an enrichment to the American news media market.
Americans deserve a mix of News sources, so that they can get for want of a nother phrase a Fair and balanced view of the world. What should be looked at here Australia's National Broadcaster now uses Al Jazeera's english edition at night for world news! I have watched it on a number of occasions, I have yet to hear The Australian Jewish community to make big complaints.
Of course the Anti Defamation league in its comments just show that defaming Arabs is OK just dont make comment about Israel or Jews. Why is it perfectly OK for Jews to make remarks that are disparaging of Arabs that if they were made of Jews would be WRONG and Anti semetic! How often do we see comments made about Arabs by Netenyahu and Leiberman, and yet those same men say that an Arab is anti semetic because he says the same thing about a Jew. A threat to wipe Israel from the map is Anti Semetic (WHICH IT IS ) but Liebermans comment to blow up the Aswan High Dam and wipe Cairo of the map isnt the same! Anti Defamation is a two way street, hypocracy isnt!
They are trying to supress the truth about the only Nazi Aparthaid regime. Jail all of them or expell them from tha Land of The Free…
The chickens has come home to roost.
It is official – United States is occupied territory of Israel and its butt boys . Congratulation to all our political prostitutes in their long efforts over decades in making this happen . Congrats !!!!
Remember, we're supposed to be fighting for 'freedom'. Yet, they want to rule like they some politburo and restrict everything except their opinion. Too bad for them, that never ends well for them.
Not surprising. People within the U.S. restricting free speech…
The Jews/Zionists/Israeli Firsters, and the One Percent, have owned the Congress and the Mainstream Media propaganda machine since the beginning of print — and then broadcast — media. By this control of what people read, hear, and see they have been able to control what people believe and think. Game set match, until now.
Now, the internet has opened the Pandora's box of Truth, and as people have an instinct for the truth, they are beginning to see what was concealed from them before. (And they're inevitably getting smarter, developing the skill needed to distinguish noisy nonsense from good info.) So Abe Foxman and the others whose first loyalty is to Israel, are rightly worried that when the "tapestry of lies" is stripped away, and the American people see the extent of the Zionist subversion, there will be consequences.
This is the pattern of five-thousand years of Jewish history: they go somewhere, do very well by themselves and the locals, then they get powerful, and they overreach and become abusive, at which point the locals accost them, or holocaust them. This is how Jewish talent becomes Jewish self-destruction.
This is sad enough, but as an American and a Jew I'm particularly dismayed, because the
American Jewish community has — too easily I must confess — been hoodwinked into supporting the Zionist criminal enterprise.
Stealing someone else's country to start your own — despite all the historical precedent — is not a good strategy. Particulary when the folks whose country you stole have a billion and a half co-religionists out there unhappy about the theft.
Ah, well, life's a b*tch. Got all A's in school, flunked life.
How dare anyone we have no control over get a voice in their world's present and future! It's simply NOT DONE!
I find it ironic how Time Warner has KGB TV/Russia Today, but wont allow AJA on. I dont have cable anymore, but when I did, I rarely watched CNN, FNC or MSNBC, I rather have gone to my computer to youtube and watched AJE, their reporting is top of the class. Now I have a ROKU and stream AJE through it to keep up world events, it is good to have a channel that is NOT America-centric in its views, to get a better understanding of what is really going on around the world.
Best news channel I've gotten. Or at least the little half-hour to hour bursts that come through the jamming static at times. And their english.aljeezera.com website is good too. Both dare to cover stories that Wall Street's media won't. And of course, that's why in any society that values power over freedom, such a channel is to be blocked. Anyone reading this should check out the english language Al Jeezera that is available for now from the internet.
They should buy Rush Limbaugh.
AIPAC is worried Al Jazeera will unmask the apartheid, ethnic cleansing regime in Tel Aviv.
I hereby nominate Malcolm Hoenlein for the 2013 Arrogant Ass of the Year award. The slug actually believes that his Zionist gang should have veto power over every business transaction in the world. No one else could make Obozo look humble by comparison.
At any rate, IMHO Al-Jazeera overpaid for Al Gore's Watermelon Channel (a.k.a. Current TV). Not as much as the guy who paid $1 for Newsweek awhile back, but close.
BTW, Jason, who is the guy in the photo? Hoenlein? Foxman? The dictator of Qatar? A caption is definitely needed.
Foxman
Foxman – another person that should be investigated for treason .
As a matter of fact ; we should start a petition on White House page .
How funny 🙂 Yes you are right . Current TV though well intended is not what you would consider a solid media investment . But again ; I rather see Gore cashing in than Murdoch.
Land of free speech – don't make me laugh.
Backblow – You get it all wrong . IT IS the land of free speech … unless you criticize the chosen ones .
I was reading a piece a few weeks back about national campaigns that are targeting universities to outlaw criticism of Israel … that is when I realized that we have let those chosen one go too far .