“Al Jazeera has presented opportunities for terrorist groups to threaten, recruit and incite, without challenge or restraint,” Mr. Gargash said. Qatar has rejected the criticism over Al Jazeera, one of the most widely watched channels in the Middle East. “We are proud of hosting Al Jazeera,” Ms. Thani said. The documents included a July 7 report by Qatar’s human rights committee detailing hundreds of complaints about the effects. The committee’s report also accused the other countries of having threatened severe punishment to any citizen deemed friendly to Qatar.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2017 19:11 UTC