Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Cabinet unanimously voted to close broadcaster Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. The move came after Israeli lawmakers recently approved a new media law – widely referred to as the “Al Jazeera law” – that gives the government powers to ban foreign broadcasters if they are deemed a risk to state security. Netanyahu announced the Cabinet decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he called Al Jazeera “the hate channel.” Qatar-based Al Jazeera decried the Israeli decision and vowed to pursue “all avenues” available to protect its rights and emp…