tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post78798806600220657..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: When kosher pigs flyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-65718866019683780312018-04-26T16:09:45.689+01:002018-04-26T16:09:45.689+01:00There continues to be incitement to racial hatred ...There continues to be incitement to racial hatred on the BBC of Jews when fake news criticism of Israel both directly and more subtly spills over into criticism of Jews themselves. It has been seen in news, pseudo news and documentaries about Israel. <br /><br />One clear eg of many, that just happens to come to mind is from over a decade ago is illustrated here . It comes from a 2004 BBC TV documentary Empire Warriors about the bombing of the King David hotel where the programme was trailed over two weeks with the words " Watch a documentary that shows how the Jews were the first modern terrorists of the 20th century".<br /><br />Not included in the documentary, of course, was the British secretary’s response when given the warning to evacuate the British military headquarters base at the hotel. His words were " I don't take orders from Jews" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-42655550951439359762018-04-24T22:36:04.126+01:002018-04-24T22:36:04.126+01:00A representative from Jewish Voice for Labour was ...A representative from Jewish Voice for Labour was interviewed on Daily Politics a few days ago. Jo Coburn did question some of his assertions, but what was conspicuously absent was the voice of the wider Jewish community. Of course the BBC are deliberately muddying the waters.<br /><br />I was struck quite forcibly by an Iranian spokesperson just a few days ago referring to Israel as “an apartheid state”. Naturally this passed unchallenged, but more importantly where does a phrase like that come from if not from Western Pro-Palestinian activists?<br />Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82512734225191305582018-04-24T22:28:33.152+01:002018-04-24T22:28:33.152+01:00John Pienaar on 10 o’clock News reporting the meet...John Pienaar on 10 o’clock News reporting the meeting as a confrontation! <br />He muddied the waters by repeating the claim that Corbyn supporters say the anti-semitism row is orchestrated by those who oppose him. <br />What about the increasing mountain of evidence debunking those claims John? Why report that when even Corbyn now accepts there is anti- semitism in The Labour Party. Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341313534441507081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-71956812029899771712018-04-24T20:42:16.887+01:002018-04-24T20:42:16.887+01:00"Water muddying" is a key role of the BB..."Water muddying" is a key role of the BBC. I started listening to a programme about the wearing of the Hijab by young girls on Radio 4 tonight. I lasted about two minutes - within that period they had managed to muddy the waters brilliantly suggesting (a) children made a free choice about wearing the garment (b) that children thought of it as "just a cloth" (c) that there was a widespread view within Islam about whether Hijab (or similar) wearing was even required (untrue of course) (d) that there was disparate views within Muslim communities at what age Hijab wearing became mandatory (true, but hardly the central issue) (e) making it sound like a fashion statement (there being Hijabs - some colourful, so it was claimed) for different occasions) and (e) generally managed to put all the focus on the starting age for Hijab wearing (a wonderful bit of diversion - who cares whether it's 7 or 13). <br /><br />That was just a couple of minutes of quickfire muddying. <br /><br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-40257466400904762372018-04-24T20:31:46.692+01:002018-04-24T20:31:46.692+01:00You're right Sue - Israel is at the heart of t...You're right Sue - Israel is at the heart of this matter. Obsessive criticism delegitimisation of the state of Israel (which, let's not forget, has faced existential threats since its founding, despite its founding being approved of by the UN, and it being a UN member state) is a manifestation of anti-semitism or anti-Judaism. A devil's pact has been formed between the Left and followers of Sharia and Corbyn has been a key player in developing the pact over the last 40 years. <br /><br />There can of course be rational criticism of Israel just as there can be of every country but it has to be even handed - with Israel not being treated as a special case but subject to universal standards that are applied across the whole international community. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-55747362752396253222018-04-24T19:50:52.464+01:002018-04-24T19:50:52.464+01:00Sue - 'it muddies the water'. I think that...Sue - 'it muddies the water'. I think that's the point of inviting Jenny Manson on the programme. The BBC defence is that it's for balance but they never miss an opportunity to make mischief and influence the debate, especially on favourite subjects where they have a clear but undocumented policy.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341313534441507081noreply@blogger.com