Al-Quds TV

Al-Quds TV
Launched November 11, 2008
Language Arabic
Broadcast area Syria
Arab World
Europe
Headquarters Lebanon
Website http://www.qudstv.com/

Al-Quds TV (Arabic: قناة القدس) is a Palestinian satellite channel broadcast on Arab satellite Nilesat and Arabsat, which began broadcasting on November 11, 2008.[1] The station is Pro-Palestinian editorially and is Hamas's second satellite TV channel, after Al-Aqsa TV. It is licensed in London, with offices in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Beirut and Damascus.[2] According to the Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Al Quds is a mouthpiece of Hamas.[3] The New York Times and the Associated Press describes Al-Quds TV as "pro-Hamas." [4][5]

On November 18, 2012 during Operation Pillar of Cloud, Israel bombarded the office of the Al-Quds TV station in Gaza, injuring three staff.[6]

References

  1. "Hamas Expands Reach Through Media". Anti-Defamation League. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. "من نحن:". Al-Quds. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Palestinian Shooter in Jerusalem Kills 2, Wounds 5". New York Times. AP. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. Federman, Josef (9 October 2016). "Palestinian shooter in Jerusalem kills 2, wounds 5". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. 以色列炮轰“圣城”电视台办公楼 造成3名工作人员受伤

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