Israeli police said they have collected enough evidence to arrest 10 employees of a right-wing pirate radio station, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. Some members of Israel’s governing coalition threatened to quit the government after an initial raid on Arutz-7 offices last week. After the outcry that followed the initial raid, Israeli officials began examining how to create a radio service for Jewish residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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