Danish journalists are urging Israel not to shutter the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera satellite network�s Jerusalem office.

The Danish Union of Journalists appeal to Israel�s ambassador �to do whatever is in your power to keep open the lines from Al Jazeera to Israel.�

Lars Werge, head of the union, says in a letter to Ambassador Baruch Binah that �it is not in the interests of your fellow Israeli citizens to reduce the freedom of the press.�

Israel said this week it would close the TV station�s bureau, revoke its journalists� press credentials and block its transmission.

Saudi Arabia and Jordan have shut the network�s offices. Its websites and channels were also blocked in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Egypt banned Al Jazeera when the military came to power in 2013.

(AP)