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Hezbollah: 'Zionist Lobby' behind Germany's ban on Al-Manar TV
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel News, al-Manar 

Hezbollah on Saturday blamed the 'Zionist Lobby' in Europe for the decision by Germany's Interior Ministry to stop airing broadcasts of the organizations Al-Manar television station.

According to Abdallah Kasir, the manager of Al-Manar, the Interior Ministry decision came as a result of pressure from the 'Zionist Lobby' and infringes upon international laws protecting freedom of the press.

A spokesman for Germany's Interior Ministry said Friday that the decision to ban the channel was made on grounds that it violates the country's constitution.
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Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Beyer said Al-Manar television programming was forbidden under Article 9 of Germany's constitution, which says that organizations cannot operate with the purpose of violating international understanding.

Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ordered the ban on November 11, Beyer said in an e-mailed comment.

Beyer was not more specific on why the ban was instituted, but Hezbollah's Al-Manar television is known to be staunchly anti-Israel and frequently broadcasts footage of Hezbollah fighters.

Beyer did not immediately return a call seeking further comment.

Arabic-language Al-Manar is based in Beirut and broadcasts locally and by satellite.

The station has no physical presence in Germany.

Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israel since the early 1980s, has broad support among Lebanon's Shiite population. Israel and the U.S. consider it a terrorist organization and accuse it of being behind deadly attacks in Lebanon and abroad.

The U.S. has also banned Al-Manar.

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      1.   INSULTING MOHAMAD WAS OK, BUT NOT ISRAEL 17:53  |  indrajaya 21/11/08
      2.   German Government under Jews control 18:10  |  Dav 21/11/08
      3.   oh no!!! germany bans hez TV!! a cruel and crushing blow 19:52  |  i guess hez 21/11/08
      4.   uh. . don`t you see the difference? 20:25  |  ed 21/11/08
      5.   Buhaha indrajaya 20:32  |  Gili 21/11/08
      6.   @ Indrajaya : No comparison 20:45  |  thomas 21/11/08
      7.   # 1 21:02  |  S 21/11/08
      8.   indrajaya 21:42  |  strange 21/11/08
      9.   dav...a rediculous thing to say 21:44  |  strange 21/11/08
      10.   Well, Satelites may not care 22:00  |  Fritz T. 21/11/08
      11.   #2 22:01  |  German 21/11/08
      12.   Don`t be ridiculous indrajaya # 1 22:28  |  Axel 21/11/08
      13.   another remark for indrajaya 22:42  |  Axel 21/11/08
      14.   No effect on Hezbollah 23:01  |  Javad 21/11/08
      15.   Poor Kids 04:41  |  utagawa 22/11/08
      16.   indrajaya annihilating 3 million East Timorese and Chinese was OK 04:45  |  Dan 22/11/08
      17.   We must look to Indonesia 04:48  |  utagawa 22/11/08
      18.   if you really want to ban manar contact nilesat,arabsat 06:24  |  observer 22/11/08
      19.   Excellent Move! 07:11  |  Khaled 22/11/08
      20.   Fritz T. gets his fun from Hez TV - what an empty life! 09:37  |  x-ray 22/11/08
      21.   #1 indrajaya 09:42  |  JonathanInTelAviv 22/11/08
      22.   Al Manar is not banned in Germany 12:33  |  Jonathan S 22/11/08
      23.   Germany a hotbed of Hizbullah 12:34  |  Jonathan S 22/11/08
      24.   Germany is today a slave country 14:23  |  Siad 22/11/08
      25.   What about CNN and Fox News 15:28  |  umich student 22/11/08
      26.   one less anit-Israel propaganda tool 16:19  |  observer 22/11/08
      27.   #22 Siad 16:38  |  jack 22/11/08
      28.   siad 19:04  |  strange 22/11/08
      29.   SIAD - thanks for the chuckle 19:53  |  IsraFan 22/11/08
      30.   No 24 and all others 19:54  |  Sohel Saheen 22/11/08
      31.   really??? 20:11  |  Horst Wessel 22/11/08
      32.   To IsraFan 20:43  |  Magnus K. 22/11/08
      33.   Dear Indrajaya 20:53  |  Magnus K. 22/11/08
      34.   Even US has banned Al Manar...... 20:56  |  Natasha 22/11/08
      35.   # 26 20:57  |  Ordinary German 22/11/08
      36.   #26 To Sohel 20:58  |  Urani Diot 22/11/08
      37.   It`s your idiocy that is `beyond believe` (sic), Indra 21:00  |  Freethinker 22/11/08
      38.   To Sohel Saheed # 26 - Well understood 21:06  |  Dolly 22/11/08
      39.   Blaming Israel again......! 21:22  |  Dolly [2nd time] 22/11/08
      40.   Given Article 9, clause 2 21:30  |  Mark Lincoln 22/11/08
      41.   To strange 21:49  |  Siad 22/11/08
      42.   horst..at least you don`t deny.. 22:04  |  strange 22/11/08
      43.   # 24 observer 23:00  |  Axel 22/11/08
      44.   It`s always sad to see government censorship... 23:46  |  Natallie Durson 22/11/08
      45.   Umich Student 23:47  |  Brad 22/11/08
      46.   Indrajaya 23:56  |  Brad 22/11/08
      47.   Whatever that means 23:57  |  Baz Mann 22/11/08
      48.   Sohel, please say it isn`t so 00:11  |  utagawa 23/11/08
      49.   Indrajaya #1, Muhammad is the phatom of imagination, 00:17  |  Emanuel 23/11/08
      50.   Indrajaya #1, Muhammad is the phatom of imagination, 00:17  |  Emanuel 23/11/08
      51.   Brad - true, but what about? 00:24  |  Mark Lincoln 23/11/08
      52.   and i suppose thailand stopped bcause of zionist pressure too 02:30  |  strange 23/11/08
      53.   siad 05:46  |  strange 23/11/08
      54.   natalie durson 07:14  |  strange 23/11/08
      55.   I dont deny... just diminish 17:54  |  Horst Wessel 23/11/08
      56.   All Manor 03:52  |  Jesse Blanco 12/12/08
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