Al Jazeera has come under attack amid the latest Gulf diplomatic crisis [Reuters] New York Times condemns Saudi-led bloc's move to 'eliminate a voice that could lead citizens to question their rulers'. Silencing Al Jazeera was a high priority when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen moved to isolate Qatar earlier this month, the Editorial Board of The New York Times (NYT) wrote in an opinion piece published on Thursday. "Qatar’s critics accuse the station of supporting Sunni Islamist terrorism and Iranian ambitions. But Saudi Arabia is hardly innocent when it comes to spreading Islamist extremism or supporting terrorist groups," the Board wrote. By attacking Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia and its anti-Qatar coalition are attempting to "eliminate a voice that could lead citizens to question their rulers". Al Jazeera was a key source of news as the Arab Spring rolled across the Middle East, and particularly as Egypti...