JERUSALEM, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel revoked the credentials of a Al-Jazeera reporter after he said the work of Palestinian journalists is part of the "resistance," Israeli press office said Wednesday.
The Government Press Office said the remarks made by Elias Karram raise concerns about his ability to objectively cover the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Karram is an Arab citizen of Israel from Nazareth who has been reporting on Israel for Al-Jazeera for many years.
Nitzan Chen, the head of the press office, said the press card is revoked pending a hearing to clarify "whether or not he is part of the Palestinian people's resistance to the "Zionist occupation."
Israel's communications minister said earlier this month he plans to revoke the press credentials of all Al-Jazeera journalists, effectively preventing them from working in Israel, and is seeking legislation to ban them altogether.
Palestinians use the word "resistance" to refer to both violence against Israelis and non-violent opposition to Israeli policies.
Israeli officials have long accused Al-Jazeera of bias against the Jewish state.
