The Israeli government press office on Wednesday issued an initial decision to invalidate the press credentials of al-Jazeera reporter Elias Karram on Wednesday.
The press office took such a decision after receiving a letter from communications minister Ayoub Kara about Karram a senior reporter at al-Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau as part of his efforts to shut down the Qatari-owned cable news channel in Palestine.
Kara claimed that al-Jazeera reporter had made remarks in May 2016 describing the journalistic work as an integral part of the resistance.
According to Israeli newspapers the reporter was asked to attend a hearing at which the press office will make a final decision about his credentials.
He will be asked to explain how his 2016 remarks do not contradict journalistic ethics.
