[67][68][71][72] By and large, however, Al Jazeera's popularity can be more substantively attributed to its in-depth coverage of issues considered to be of great importance to the international Arab population, many of which received minimal attention from other outlets, such as: the Palestinian perspective on the second Intifada, the experiences of Iraqis living through the Iraq war, and the exclusive broadcast of tapes produced by Osama Bin-Laden. Al-jazeera: The Story of the Network That Is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern Journalism. Al Jazeera is also available on Shaw Cable TV Channel 513, as part of the package "Multicultural", India. Some criticized the network for giving a voice to terrorists. [12][13][14][15][10][11] The network is sometimes perceived to have mainly Islamist perspectives, promoting the Muslim Brotherhood, and having a pro-Sunni and an anti-Shia bias in its reporting of regional issues. All Al Jazeera employees would not have their visas renewed, and the Israeli government would issue no new visas. Previous editors include Beat Witschi and Russell Merryman. Immediately after its launch in 2003, the English site was attacked by one or several hackers, who launched denial-of-service attacks, and another hacker who redirected visitors to a site featuring a Flag of the United States. Today, evidence of U.S. antipathy at the Arabic network has dissipated significantly, though not entirely, several analysts say.[90]. Cambridge, MA: Westview Press, p. 166. Al Jazeera restructured its operations to form a network that contains all their different channels. [155][156], On 15 March 2010, Channel Ten (Israel) broadcast a video story about the Coastal Road massacre on 11 March 1978, with two photographs of a victim and an attacker, both women, with Al Jazeera's logo. [137], Al Jazeera has been criticized for its coverage of the Syrian civil war, largely supporting the rebels and demonizing the Syrian government. During the time that Al Jazeera America was in existence Al Jazeera English and AJE programs that were shown on Al Jazeera America were geoblocked in the United States due to agreements with the carriers of Al Jazeera America. [152] In 2003, Washington bureau chief Hafez al-Mirazi resigned to protest the organization's "Islamist drift. Similar to Sky News, Al Jazeera broadcast from that studio while the channel's main newsroom was given a new look. ", "AL JAZEERA: US Government Funded Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Activists", "Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington - Why America Turned Off Al Jazeera - Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington". [136] The interim Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi then accused the channel of "inciting hatred" in the country. [172], Al Jazeera Media Network is a Private Foundation or Public Benefit under Qatari law. "[33][34] Allawi was imprisoned for over a month and fined $1,400 after pleading guilty to meeting with Hamas, a militant group viewed as terrorist by Israel and most of the West. However controversial, Al Jazeera was rapidly becoming one of the most influential news agencies in the whole region. [113][dubious – discuss][unreliable source? Among its staff were journalists hired from ABC's Nightline and other top news outfits. [148] UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said that Barril was a security guard for Qatari emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani during the emir's visit to Abu Dhabi; had no connection to the UAE, and the report was an attempt to involve the UAE in the coup attempt. [52] UAE news outlets claimed that the extensive media coverage of the email hack was a provocation and that the hacking was a move orchestrated by Qatar. To stop people from watching this program in Algeria, the government of Algeria cut the electricity in large parts of the country. ], Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, a Sudanese national, was detained en route to Afghanistan in December 2001 and held without charge as an enemy combatant in Camp Delta of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp until May 2008. [69], On December 27, 2015, Al Jazeera English released a report aired on Al Jazeera America conducted by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit via Al Jazeera Investigates called "The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers" which investigated professional athletes' potential use of Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) naming Peyton Manning and other prominent athletes, as having received drugs from Charles Sly, a pharmacist who had worked at the Guyer Anti-Aging Clinic in Indianapolis during the fall of 2011.