Khaled Abu Toameh of the Jerusalem Post reports that Mahmoud Abbas has banned Al-Jazeera from the Muqata in Ramallah:
The decision to ban Al-Jazeera came after the popular TV station failed to carry a live broadcast of a speech given by PA President Mahmoud Abbas in front of the PLO Central Council in Ramallah.
Instead, the station broadcast live from Damascus, where Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal was addressing a conference of radical groups.
For sure, Abbas talking to a PLO committee kills the year-end TV ratings, but showing him up with Meshaal is pretty sick. Howabout Knight Rider reruns instead?
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