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Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman. (Ancho Ghosh / Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 12:30 09/10/2007 IBA begins formalizing plans to broadcast news program to Iran By Assaf Carmel, Haaretz Correspondent The Israel Broadcasting Authority has begun formalizing a proposal initiated by Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman to broadcast Persian and Azeri language programming to residents of Iran. The plan is to bring breaking news and reruns to Iranians 24 hours a day via a television channel, a radio station and an internet Web site. The operation is estimated to cost tens of millions of shekels and will be funded - upon treasury approval - by the budget from Lieberman's ministry. The strategic affairs minister met in June with senior European Union figures to discuss a joint initiative to begin the Persian and Azeri broadcasts. Lieberman has met recently with senior figures in the defense establishment, the treasury and the Broadcasting Authority to work out the practicalities of the project. Advertisement Lieberman's ministry on Monday confirmed the project's development, saying "the minister sees utmost importance in the creation of Persian and Azeri broadcasts and in establishing a personal and direct dialogue with the Iranian people with whom we share a long history." The operation is being handled in the Broadcasting Authority by Yossi Meshulam, former Channel 1 TV programming director, and Rafi Yehoshua, former director of the station's engineering division. Meshulam will oversee the project's content and Yehoshua will deal with the technical aspects. Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog, who is charged with supervision of the Broadcasting Authority, is also privy to the plans for the new programming. His ministry on Monday called the project "a legitimate effort of public relations to a hostile world, based on the decisions of the cabinet and the [Knesset] Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Bookmark to del.icio.us Group goals Hapoel T.A. could be given either death or a dream in the UEFA Cup group stage draw. Bandits on wheels The new vehicles most often stolen in September were Sanyung motorbikes.   1.   Iran wont permit this, create an Int`l TV channel. 13:41  |  Zionist 09/10/07   2.   There are many other Persian TV channels 15:12  |  Shahin 09/10/07   3.   If one wants to... 15:26  |  Shahin 09/10/07   4.   ro #2 & 3 18:41  |  mike 09/10/07   5.   private satelite dishes in iran 18:45  |  mike 09/10/07   6.   Broadcast to Iran 19:53  |  B 09/10/07   7.   Broadcasting channel 10:42  |  Joseph 10/10/07

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