al-Manar

Al -Manar and al -Manar TV (Arabic المنار al -Manar, " The Lighthouse ") is a television station established in 1991 with headquarters in Beirut. He belongs legally to the Lebanese Communication Group, the largest shareholder with 36 percent Arabsat, and is received daily by about 50 million people via satellite throughout the Arab world to Europe. He stands as the radio program al - Nour, the radical Shiite Hizbullah. The transmitter applies in Germany as anti-constitutional organization and was banned.

The financing al - Manars is associated with Hezbollah. During the Israeli war in Lebanon in 2006, the building of the broadcasting center on July 13, was attacked by the Israeli Air Force and partially destroyed.

Program content

The central emphasis of the program is the promotion of "Islamic values ​​" within the meaning of the fundamentalist Shiite interpretation of Hezbollah. Frequently views of Hezbollah and speeches of Hassan Nasrallah be published. The program creators of al -Manar is accused by various parties to disseminate anti-Jewish incitement.

Since al -Manar was well received in Germany, he drew the attention of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Baden- Württemberg in coming. Attention was drawn to content that would promote hate speech, glorification of violence and hatred of the Jews; especially on cartoons for children from three years ago, " where even the little ones, the ideal life of a martyr - a holy warrior - is mediated ."

Al -Manar also provides right-wing extremists like Ahmed Rami a forum.

The end of July / beginning of August 2006 hacked the Israeli army, the transmission signal of the Hezbollah television station al -Manar related to psychological warfare. During the news, the Israeli technician broke the signal, so instead a 90 -second broadcast was shown, which should undermine the morale of Hezbollah.

Prohibitions

On 18 December 2004, the stations in the U.S. was included in the list of terrorist organizations.

In France, where the transmitter 2004 editions were issued November 19, al -Manar was at the request of the French Broadcasting Authority ( CSA) banned on 15 December by the Supreme Court, and he from the satellite operator Eutelsat in the main footprint ( Central Europe) is turned off. Here you referring particularly to the 2003 broadcast, multi-part television series al - Schatat ("The Diaspora "), which is based on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. Other satellites took over the downlink.

Although the broadcasting of European provider is prohibited since 2004, the transmitter can, however, be received on Egyptian satellite also still problems in Central Europe. The French ban of the television station al -Manar, but especially its classification as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government is also criticized by Reporters Without Borders as a dangerous step.

The German Federal Ministry of the Interior announced in January 2009 announced the unchallengeable prohibition of the TV channel "Al Manar TV". Thus, in the whole scope of the German Association Act, the operation of al -Manar is prohibited. Likewise, it is prohibited the identification of the sender, in particular to use the logo. The importation and distribution of propaganda material of the sender is prohibited in accordance with § 86 Section 1 No. 2 of the Criminal Code. From 1 December 2008 you can no longer see al -Manar in German hotels, cafes and other public places. In addition, advertising and fund-raising for the resident in Beirut stations in Germany are forbidden.