Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening instructed the Director of the Government Press Office (GPO) not to allow Al-Jazeera's director in Israel, Walid Al-Omari, to participate at a GPO seminar scheduled for Thursday.
“At the same time, the Prime Minister instructed that legal steps be taken to deny the press passes of all Al-Jazeera journalists working in Israel and to close their offices in Israel,” the GPO said.