Where is Al-Manar Broadcasting From?

Although Israeli strikes blew up Al-Manar’s building and follow-up raids hit other transmitters, how is the Hezbollah TV station continuing…

By July 24, 2006

Almanar_1Although Israeli strikes blew up Al-Manar’s building and follow-up raids hit other transmitters, how is the Hezbollah TV station continuing to broadcast? The Toronto Star hypothesizes:

Some speculate the station is broadcasting out of Syria. One observer put his money on the basement of the Iranian embassy in Beirut. The only certainty is that both those sites aren’t going to be hit by Israeli bombs anytime soon.

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists both criticized Israel’s attack on Al-Manar. If Al-Manar is indeed getting such direct assistance from either Syria or Iran, will the media organizations change their tune?

© Divuach Ne’eman R”A, 2025

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