The designation for the platform, AJ +, came on the same day that Bahrain and the UAE signed agreements to normalize relations with Israel at the White House – attended by Qatari officials who held a series of bilateral meetings in Washington. The previous day the U.S.
But the effort has been going on for a long time, as the letter states that DJJ has been in touch with AJ +, which is based in San Francisco and Washington Washington DC and is part of a company backed by the Qatari royal family, as to why it is subject. Can. These obstacles in 2018. Since then, they have been gathering information, including from Al Jazeera.
CNN has reached out to the embassies of the UAE and Qatar to comment.
The letter said AJ + US has about 800 employees, whose salaries are “funded by the Qatari government” and whose work is carried out under the “direction and control” of the Qatari leadership. AJ + publishes its current website on its own website and various social media platforms.
The letter also noted that the company’s style guide “shows AJ + no intention of influencing Israeli attitudes with its report” in which the Israeli Defense Forces were referred to as the Israeli army instead of the IDF and with policies not to use the words “terrorism” or “terrorism”. Al Jazeera did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
“Journalism designed to influence domestic policy issues or the activities of a foreign nation or the American view of its leadership is eligible under the statutory definition as ‘political activities’ … whether it considers itself” balanced “or aims to balance reporting by other journalists.” Chief of the Countertalvens Department of the Justice Department, Jay I. Wrote a letter from Brat.
Asked by CNN, the Justice Department will not confirm the order.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, was created decades ago to prevent foreign propaganda from influencing the American people. U.S. Companies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign government are required to declare their funding and relationship with the actor to a foreign government or DOJ, which then publishes the information .online.
Registration under FARA does not prohibit the management and publication of any news. In fact, other American-based companies that work with foreign media outlets, such as the Japanese broadcaster NHK and the Chinese newspaper The China Daily, are also registered under the FARA, and those outlets continue their work.
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