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Al Jazeera claims it has tried balanced coverage despite being banned by Israel

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Israel's Supreme Court is set to decide on the legality of a ban imposed on the Arab TV channel Al Jazeera. The network was taken off the air in Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusation that it served as a "mouthpiece" for the militant group Hamas, with which Israel has been in conflict for seven months. But Al Jazeera said it had maintained professional standards. Martin Lowe reports from Jerusalem. 

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