1.   The ministry said the move was part of a crackdown on pirate broadcasts, but the settlers called it a political attempt by the government to silence its critics.

2.   An Estonian company plans to start pirate TV broadcasts next year off a ship in the Baltic Sea, aimed at Estonia and Finland.

3.   And pirate radio broadcasts are widespread because the law requires stations to obtain a government license with only a few available.

4.   Flight controllers shut down Ben Gurion International Airport for more than three hours on Monday to protest interruptions of tower communications by pirate radio broadcasts.

5.   Flight controllers shut down Ben Gurion International Airport for more than three hours Monday to protest interruptions of tower communications by pirate radio broadcasts.

6.   Last week the airport control tower went on strike for several hours in protest of pirate radio broadcasts that were interrupting communications with pilots.

7.   Last week, the airport control tower went on strike for several hours in protest of pirate radio broadcasts that were interrupting communications with pilots.

8.   The decision to close the airport came after two planes had trouble landing Monday morning because of the pirate broadcasts, Airport Authority director Moti Debi said.

9.   The seven were detained last week and more arrests are planned, said a police spokesman in Changchun, where the pirate broadcast was shown.