India Bans Arab TV Channels Under Pressure From Israel

In a country widely referred to as the world’s largest democracy, the Indian government has succumbed to mounting Israeli pressure and ordered a nationwide ban on the broadcast of Arab television channels.

The Indian government’s ban on Arab television stations is in complete contrast to the friendship that Arab countries imagine exists with their neighbor across the Arabian Sea. It seems the ban is a move to ensure that Indians do not get to see the atrocities that are presently being committed by Israel in Lebanon and the occupied territories...

— Arab News, [via Sabbah's Blog ]

Tags : Israel, Israël, Lebanon, Liban, Palestine, India, Arabs, Genocide, Human Rights