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Israel raids, shuts down Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem

Israel’s government raided Al Jazeera’s office in Jerusalem this weekend and shut down the Qatar-based outlet’s broadcasting within the country. This is first time that Israel has blocked a foreign media outlet operating within the country.

We hear from Mohamed Moawad, managing editor of Al Jazeera Network in Doha, Qatar.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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