 Following the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis Israel took steps to ban Qatar-based Al Jazeera by closing its Jerusalem office, revoking press cards, and asking cable and satellite broadcasters not to broadcast al-Jazeera.Defence minister Avigdor Lieberman had described some of al-Jazeera reports as "Nazi Germany–style" propaganda.It was not clear if the measures covered Al Jazeera English, considered less strident.