TikTok CEO #ShouZiChew has said the company will take the fight against the new law to the courts, but some experts believe that for the #US#SupremeCourt, national security considerations could outweigh #FreeSpeech protection.
The move comes after hours of whiplash in the #Israel-#Hamas war, with the militant group on Monday saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal. Israel, meanwhile, insisted the deal did not meet its core demands. #Egypt#Qatar
A team of Israeli officials is now in #Cairo and it remains to be seen what will become of the latest ceasefire plan brokered by #Egypt and #Qatar. This proposal centres around a halt in fighting and the return of some of the more than 130 Israeli hostages in exchange for #Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel. Camille Knight looks at the sticking points in the truce proposals. #Israel#Gaza#Hamas
Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a cease-fire. It is not immediately clear what the proposal entails, nor what Israel's position is.
Al Jazeera rejected accusations that it harmed Israel's #security as a "dangerous & ridiculous lie" that puts its #journalists at risk & said it reserved the right to "pursue every #legal step"
The network is funded by the #Qatar govt & has been critical of Israel's #military op in Gaza.…
Netanyahu asked Qatar to fund Hamas in 2018
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After Qatari officials demanded further assurances, the US government agreed to a request from Netanyahu and sent an additional letter to Doha that, in effect, ensured Qatar that funding Hamas would not be considered funding terror, the report said, adding that the letters from Netanyahu and then-US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin ultimately “satisfied the Qataris”.
Netanyahu asked Qatar to fund Hamas in 2018
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The Israeli prime minister in 2018 asked the Qatari government to continue transferring $30m to the Gaza Strip monthly, the Israeli Ynet news site has reported, citing “a secret letter” sent to the Gulf state’s leadership.
In the letter, the prime minister said that funding Hamas would preserve regional stability and avert humanitarian crisis, according to Ynet.
"US student protests against Israel are orchestrated by Qatar-funded groups, aiming to promote Islamist ideology and malign Saudi Arabia, as revealed by researchers."
The final list of countries attending the Qatar meeting has not been finalized but Russia has not been invited and China's participation remains unclear, Bloomberg said.
Hamas has accepted a cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar (www.npr.org)
Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a cease-fire. It is not immediately clear what the proposal entails, nor what Israel's position is.
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The final list of countries attending the Qatar meeting has not been finalized but Russia has not been invited and China's participation remains unclear, Bloomberg said.