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| Anti-Terrorism Group Urges Indonesian TV Station To Stop Airing Hezbollah Channel |
| 2008-04-11 |
| (AHN) - A global coalition of Muslim, Christian, Jewish and secular organizations urged Indonesia's state-owned television network Wednesday to stop broadcasting a television channel operated by Hezbollah. A press statement from the Coalition Against Terrorist Media called for Indonesia Telkom to follow the lead of other major satellite companies and cease its ties to al-Manar, Hezbollah's propaganda arm. "The Jakarta government should not be enabling the broadcast of al-Manar because it uses the Quran to justify terrorism and violence," said Mark Dubowitz, manager of the Coalition. Al-Manar also recruits terrorists, provides "operational surveillance" to Hezbollah, and violates the European Television Without Frontiers Directive, which prohibits "any incitement to hatred on grounds of race, sex, religion or nationality," according to the statement. Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim militia group tagged by the U.S. as a terrorist entity. The CATM website describes the organization as working to educate the public, the satellite industry and governments about media outlets that are owned or funded by terrorist organizations and those who advocate or incite violence. |
| Posted by:Fred |