Asher Biton, head of Spectrum Engineering Division, Ministry of Communication, sent a letter of warning to the Hot TV Company today, stating that he was considering taking down the "Shelanu" channel that began broadcasting in Israel after Independence Day.
Biton asked the cable company to present its position by May 19.
The missionary channel has been broadcasting on channel 192. It is sponsored by GOD TV, an Evangelical Christian media company that broadcasts content to approximately 300 million households worldwide with an audience of over one billion people.
The channel has been accused of proselysizing to Jews in order to convert them to Christianity.
GOD TV CEO, Ward Simpson, expressed regret over a video distributed on the network that implied that the channel was spreading missionary content. "For the past 25 years, GOD TV has been a long-standing friend and supporter of Israel. It is very disappointing to hear and read these misunderstandings. With my excitement and eagerness to present the great tidings of the channel's approval, there were things that were said and could have been said in a different way," he said.