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Al Manar (المنار; Arabic for ''Beacon'') is the television station of the controversial Lebanese organization Hezbollah . In the United States, Al-Manar was categorized as a terrorist organization by Executive Order 13224, and many European countries have also prohibited its broadcast. CONTENT Al-Manar is a TV channel, dedicated to promoting Hezbollah 's views and interests. It serves to convey official statements by Hezbollah and broadcasts Hassan Nasrallah 's speeches. In addition to news, speeches and religious viewing, Al-Manar became famous for its broadcasts of battles between Hezbollah and Israel i soldiers in south Lebanon . The withdrawal of Israeli troops in 2000 , while hailed by the station as a great success, left a gap in its programming. Critics claim that Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel airs anti-Semitic broadcasts, blaming the Jew s for a Zionist Conspiracy against the Arab world, as well as airing excerpts from the Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion . Al-Manar officials deny broadcasting Anti-Semitic incitement and state that their position is anti-Israeli, not Anti-Semitic . However, the EU has also decided to block Hezbollah's Al-Manar television from European satellites due to its Anti-Semitic content {Link without Title} . Al-Manar aired a drama series, called ''The Diaspora'', which Jewish groups and Europe an observers say is based on historical anti-Semitic allegations. BBC correspondents who have viewed ''The Diaspora'' note that "it quotes extensively from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a notorious 19th Century publication used by the Nazis among others to fuel race hatred." (BBC) LITIGATION The broadcasting of Al Manar in ); BBC report ). Following the French court ruling, the and Spain took similar actions against Al-Manar shortly after France did. SEE ALSO
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