Ola Makki (R), a reporter from Al-Manar

Ola Makki (R), a reporter from Al-Manar television, mouthpiece of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim Party of God or Hezbollah, reports 12 August 2004 from the press syndicate in Beirut, where Arab and Lebanese journalists gathered to support the satellite news channel after a decision last month by the French authorities to ban transmission via satellite of Al-Manar programs in France. Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid described the decision by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel français (CSA) as a "political" one, accusing Zionist circles of standing behind the campaign against the TV . AFP PHOTO/Joseph BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP via Getty Images)