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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