Al Jazeera denounces PA's closure of West Bank office as 'in line with Israeli action'

Al Jazeera denounced the Palestinian Authority’s decision to close its office in the occupied West Bank.

“Al Jazeera Media Network … considers this decision nothing but an attempt to dissuade the channel from covering the rapidly escalating events taking place in the occupied territories,” the Qatar-based network said in a statement.

“And – unfortunately – such a decision comes in line with the previous action taken by the Israeli government, which closed Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah.”

This decision comes following the “ongoing campaign of incitement and intimidation by parties associated with the Palestinian Authority against Al Jazeera’s journalists and correspondents”, it added.