Hezbollah’s TV Station Is Ordered Off the Air
France’s highest administrative body ordered the TV station of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group off French airwaves within 48 hours for broadcasting hateful content in some shows and posing risks to public order.
The decision came after a Nov. 23 program on Al Manar quoted someone described as an expert on Zionist affairs warning of “Zionist attempts” to transmit AIDS to Arab countries. Another program that day glorified attacks on Israel, the Council of State said. The council ordered Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat to stop broadcasting Al Manar within two days or pay a fine of $6,600 a day.
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