European Arabs have launched a campaign to prevent the Al-Jazeera satellite network from broadcasting on the continent, according to The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The Arabs have argued that Al-Jazeera encourages terrorism. The leaders of the campaign apparently are former Iraqis, and petitions have appeared on several Iraqi web sites.
 
"Since its inception, Al-Jazeera TV has chosen the path of fostering violence and hatred in the world, and has acted so as to be an arm of terrorist forces, such as Al-Qaeda and other extremist forces," the petition states. "One cannot remain silent in the face of Al-Jazeera's continued exploitation of the European continent's democratic environment in order to practice a media policy that is wholeheartedly opposed to the freedom and respect that European principles promote."