Israel’s incoming government, elected six weeks ago, is shaping up as the most extreme in the country’s history - waging war on media workers, then trying to cover up its crimes.

But evidence of those crimes frequently ends up online thanks to citizen journalism and satellite imagery - and that is making an impact, often bigger abroad than at home.

Contributors:
Yara Hawari - Senior policy analyst, al-Shabaka
Diana Buttu - Human rights lawyer & former adviser to the PLO
Joshua Leifer - Contributing editor, Jewish Currents
Daniel Levy - President, US/Middle East Project

On our radar:
Just five months after fleeing Moscow and setting up shop in the Latvian capital, Riga, independent Russian broadcaster, TV Rain, or Dozhd, has had its broadcasting licence revoked, once again. Producer Meenakshi Ravi outlines the NATO country’s reasoning.

The Middle East’s first World Cup:
Ever since Qatar won its bid to host the World Cup 12 years ago, football journalists have been reporting on issues that go well beyond the pitch. Producer Johanna Hoes reports, from Doha, on the news coverage of the World Cup and what the tournament's legacy could be for Brand Qatar.

Contributors:
Abdullah al-Arian - Author, Football in the Middle East
Zahra Babar - Georgetown University in Qatar
Craig LaMay - Northwestern University in Qatar
Sam Cunningham - Chief football correspondent, The iPaper

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Israel’s incoming government, elected six weeks ago, is shaping up as the most extreme in the country’s history - waging war on media workers, then trying to cover up its crimes. But evidence of those crimes frequently ends up online thanks to citizen journalism and satellite imagery - and that is making an impact, often bigger abroad than at home. Contributors: Yara Hawari - Senior policy analyst, al-Shabaka Diana Buttu - Human rights lawyer & former adviser to the PLO Joshua Leifer - Contributing editor, Jewish Currents Daniel Levy - President, US/Middle East Project On our radar: Just five months after fleeing Moscow and setting up shop in the Latvian capital, Riga, independent Russian broadcaster, TV Rain, or Dozhd, has had its broadcasting licence revoked, once again. Producer Meenakshi Ravi outlines the NATO country’s reasoning. The Middle East’s first World Cup: Ever since Qatar won its bid to host the World Cup 12 years ago, football journalists have been reporting on issues that go well beyond the pitch. Producer Johanna Hoes reports, from Doha, on the news coverage of the World Cup and what the tournament's legacy could be for Brand Qatar. Contributors: Abdullah al-Arian - Author, Football in the Middle East Zahra Babar - Georgetown University in Qatar Craig LaMay - Northwestern University in Qatar Sam Cunningham - Chief football correspondent, The iPaper Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

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