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{{Short description|Defunct Hamas TV channel}} | |||
{{distinguish|Quds News Network}} | {{distinguish|Quds News Network}} | ||
{{Infobox television channel | {{Infobox television channel | ||
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| image = | | image = | ||
| launch_date = November | | launch_date = 11 November 2008 | ||
| closed_date = 10 February 2019 | |||
| network = | | network = | ||
| owner = | | owner = [[Hamas]] | ||
| country = | | country = [[Lebanon]] | ||
| language = [[Arabic]] | | language = [[Arabic]] | ||
| area = | | area = [[Arab world]]<br>[[Europe]]<br>[[Asia]] | ||
| affiliates = | | affiliates = | ||
| headquarters = [[Lebanon]]<br>[[Ramallah]], [[ | | headquarters = [[Lebanon]]<br>[[Ramallah]], [[Palestine]] | ||
| former_names = | | former_names = | ||
| replaced = | | replaced = | ||
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| sister_channels = [[Al-Aqsa TV]] | | sister_channels = [[Al-Aqsa TV]] | ||
| timeshift_service = | | timeshift_service = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| online_serv_1 = | | online_serv_1 = | ||
| online_chan_1 = | | online_chan_1 = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Al-Quds TV''' ({{langx|ar|قناة القدس}}) was a satellite television channel broadcast on [[Nilesat]] and [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]]. It broadcast from 11 November 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/al_quds_tv.htm |title=Hamas Expands Reach Through Media |publisher=Anti-Defamation League |date=24 November 2008 |accessdate=19 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001824/http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/al_quds_tv.htm |archive-date=2012-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to 10 February 2019.<ref name="TOI" /> | |||
== | The channel was affiliated with [[Hamas]]<ref name="AJ" /><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/article/18388 |title=Al-Quds, Hamas's second satellite TV channel, went on air on November 11, further expanding that movement's media empire. |publisher=Terrorism Info |date=16 November 2008 |accessdate=19 November 2012}}</ref> and maintained a pro-Hamas editorial position.<ref name="TOI" /><ref name="TimesHamas">{{cite news|title=Palestinian Shooter in Jerusalem Kills 2, Wounds 5|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/09/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-palestinians.html?_r=0|accessdate=18 October 2016|agency=AP|work=The New York Times|date=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="FedermanShooter">{{cite news|last1=Federman|first1=Josef|title=Palestinian shooter in Jerusalem kills 2, wounds 5|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/85672177791549debfca640e9aabce0a/israel-shooting-near-police-hq-jerusalem-wounds-4|accessdate=19 October 2016|publisher=Associated Press|date=9 October 2016|archive-date=20 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020051123/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/85672177791549debfca640e9aabce0a/israel-shooting-near-police-hq-jerusalem-wounds-4|url-status=dead}}</ref> Much of the channel's programming focused on statements and activities from Hamas and [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] and criticism of [[Fatah]] and the [[Palestinian Authority]].<ref name="TOI" /> | ||
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On 18 November 2012, during [[2012 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip|Operation Pillar of Cloud]], Israel bombed the Al-Quds TV station in [[Gaza City|Gaza]], injuring three staff.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140331184850/http://news.xinhuanet.com/2012-11/18/c_113712094.htm 以色列炮轰“圣城”电视台办公楼 造成3名工作人员受伤]</ref> | |||
Israel designated Al-Quds TV as a terrorist organization in July 2018. Defense Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] accused the channel of serving as a "propaganda arm of Hamas".<ref name="TOI" /> | |||
On 10 February 2019, Al-Quds TV halted operations and closed its offices in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip due to financial issues. Salaries for its 150 employees had not been paid for months.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=Ragson |first1=Adam |title=Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-hamas-tv-station-labeled-a-terrorist-group-by-israel-halts-its-operations/ |access-date=27 September 2023 |work=Times of Israel |date=2019-02-13}}</ref><ref name="AJ" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/news/politics/2019/2/10/%d8%b1%d8%ba%d9%85-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%a8%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%87%d8%a7-%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6|title=رغم مناشدات لإبقائها.. قرار مفاجئ بإغلاق قناة "القدس" الفضائية|website=www.aljazeeramubasher.net}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Palestinian media}} | {{Palestinian media}} | ||
{{Hamas}} | |||
[[Category:Hamas]] | {{DEFAULTSORT:Al Quds TV}} | ||
[[Category:Television stations in | [[Category:2008 establishments in Palestine]] | ||
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in Palestine]] | |||
[[Category:History of Hamas]] | |||
[[Category:Television stations in Palestine]] | |||
[[Category:Arabic-language television stations]] | [[Category:Arabic-language television stations]] | ||
[[Category:Conservative media]] | |||
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| Country | Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Arab world Europe Asia |
| Headquarters | Lebanon Ramallah, Palestine |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hamas |
| Sister channels | Al-Aqsa TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 11 November 2008 |
| Closed | 10 February 2019 |
| Availability | |
Al-Quds TV (Arabic: قناة القدس) was a satellite television channel broadcast on Nilesat and Arabsat. It broadcast from 11 November 2008[1] to 10 February 2019.[2]
The channel was affiliated with Hamas[3][4] and maintained a pro-Hamas editorial position.[2][5][6] Much of the channel's programming focused on statements and activities from Hamas and Islamic Jihad and criticism of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority.[2]
On 18 November 2012, during Operation Pillar of Cloud, Israel bombed the Al-Quds TV station in Gaza, injuring three staff.[7]
Israel designated Al-Quds TV as a terrorist organization in July 2018. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused the channel of serving as a "propaganda arm of Hamas".[2]
On 10 February 2019, Al-Quds TV halted operations and closed its offices in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip due to financial issues. Salaries for its 150 employees had not been paid for months.[2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hamas Expands Reach Through Media". Anti-Defamation League. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ragson, Adam (2019-02-13). "Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "رغم مناشدات لإبقائها.. قرار مفاجئ بإغلاق قناة "القدس" الفضائية". www.aljazeeramubasher.net.
- ↑ "Al-Quds, Hamas's second satellite TV channel, went on air on November 11, further expanding that movement's media empire". Terrorism Info. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "Palestinian Shooter in Jerusalem Kills 2, Wounds 5". The New York Times. AP. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ Federman, Josef (9 October 2016). "Palestinian shooter in Jerusalem kills 2, wounds 5". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ 以色列炮轰“圣城”电视台办公楼 造成3名工作人员受伤