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Article: Pro-Israel Groups Lead Local Opposition to Al Jazeera
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- Seven Days
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- May 28, 2008
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LOCAL MEDIA
The conflict that erupted over Burlington Telecom's decision to cease broadcasts of Al Jazeera English recalls a similar battle involving the network in Canada several years ago. In both cases, opposition to Al Jazeera was driven by Jewish and pro-Israel groups.
In 2004, a petition by the Québec cable company Vidéotron Itée to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for permission to broadcast Al Jazeera's Arabic content was opposed by B'nai Brith Canada, the Canadian Jewish Congress and other supporters of Israel.
The CRTC declared that it was "not persuaded" by opponents who questioned the network's legitimacy. However, the commission imposed ...
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