BBC blocks aid to Gaza

Avid · 01-24-2009, 01:02 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5568735.ece

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A nationwide appeal for money to help the Gaza relief effort has been denied free television airtime because the BBC fears that it would damage confidence in the corporation’s impartiality.

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what utter rubbish - this is humane situation - are they worried about impartiality to being humane?

Antaletriangle · 01-24-2009, 01:07 AM

http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=10206
yeah it just highlights the illuminati control mechanism at work-so transparent!

01-24-2009, 08:33 AM

"BBC editorial impartiality!"

Delphi · 01-24-2009, 11:05 AM

But At least BBC Radio Scotland is including the refusal of BBC management to broadcast the appeal in its news bulletins.
Is it news or subversion?

love to all

Delphi · 01-24-2009, 01:21 PM

And BBC Radio 4 has the refusal to broadcast the DEC appeal as the lead story on the 1pm news including an interview with the glorious Tony Benn.
Thus the appeal gets more publicity than it might have as a one-off broadcast.

01-24-2009, 04:47 PM

I've been accused of being cynical, and maybe I am. But it looks to me like a psy-op.

On the one hand the BBC (just like our Illuminati owned government) aren't lifting a finger to help the Palestinians, and the reason they give is that it might harm their reputation for being impartial. In other words, so we the public can continue to trust them: it's for our benefit and for the greater good. Noy helping with the appeal proves we can trust Auntie Beeb.

On the other hand it reinforces the entirely false idea that they ACTUALLY HAVE editorial impartiality about anything of any real substance in the first place.

And to put the cherry on the cake it diverts attention away from the appeal itself and focuses the debate on the BBC's decision. If they supported the appeal they would inevitably have to show the suffering caused! Think of all the reports we've seen on starvation in Africa, the brutality of Mugabe during the elections in Zimbabwe etc. I don't recall seeing much of THAT type of BBC reporting on Gaza since the IDF started blowing up schools and hospitals. I wonder why. They would also have to give details of donations lines, websites etc so people could contribute- this way people have to go and look for the info, which will inevitably reduce the number of donators.

It looks to me like they are refusing to help the thousands of innocent people suffering in Gaza and they're trying to convince us that it's a good and honourable thing to do.

I call that mind control. If that means I'm cynical then so be it. Either way it's more bad news for the Palestinians.

01-25-2009, 01:22 PM

http://www.presstv.ir/gaza/detail.aspx?id=83619

A former British Cabinet minister says the BBC seeks to appease Tel Aviv by refusing to broadcast a humanitarian appeal for Gaza.

The BBC has sparked controversy by refusing to broadcast a charity appeal for the victims of the war on Gaza.

In a Saturday interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, former Labour MP Tony Benn attributed the BBC refusal to claims made by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that there is no humanitarian crisis in the territory.

The former Cabinet minister lashed out at the network, saying that the BBC "betrayed" its public service obligations by refusing to broadcast the humanitarian bid -- which has left aid agencies with a donation shortfall of millions of pounds.

"To deny the help that the aid agencies and the UN need at this moment in time is incomprehensible and it follows the bias in BBC reporting of this crisis, which has been widely criticized," said Benn, who is the president of Stop the War Coalition.

According to Benn, the "biased" BBC coverage of the war has "appalled" those who have seen the humanitarian crisis unfolding on television in recent weeks.

The British network says in its defense that it refrained from broadcasting the "controversial" appeal mainly because it would undermine its policy of impartiality.

The public-funded BBC has raised more than 10 million pounds for the humanitarian situation in the Congo, and some 18 million pounds for the Burma crisis.

"I never thought I would live to see [the BBC] refuse to broadcast a humanitarian appeal on the grounds that it was controversial," responded Benn.

"The destruction in Gaza, and the loss of the lives of over a thousand civilians and children, has shocked the world as Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, made clear, when he saw the devastation for himself," he added.

The former parliament member urged the BBC Trust to reconsider its decision on Gaza for the sake of its 1.5 million residents still in danger due to the lack of food, fuel, water and medical supplies.

Tel Aviv launched a three-week-long offensive into Gaza in late December, during which it paralyzed relief efforts for the territory by repeatedly blocking stockpiles of food, fuel and medicine bound for the strip.

The Gaza Strip had been under an 18-month blockade prior to the military operations.

The United Nations, worried about the deepening humanitarian impact of the war, says there is an urgent need for emergency shipment.

Relief workers say the humanitarian situation in the impoverished strip is at its worst with over 1.1 million people -- about 80 percent of the residents of Gaza -- dependent on food aid.

At least 1,340 Gazans were killed and at least 5,320 others were hospitalized as a result of the onslaught.

01-24-2009, 01:07 AM	#2
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=10206 yeah it just highlights the illuminati control mechanism at work-so transparent!

01-24-2009, 08:33 AM	#3
Steve_G Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza "BBC editorial impartiality!"

01-24-2009, 11:05 AM	#4
Delphi Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza But At least BBC Radio Scotland is including the refusal of BBC management to broadcast the appeal in its news bulletins. Is it news or subversion? love to all

01-24-2009, 01:21 PM	#5
Delphi Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza And BBC Radio 4 has the refusal to broadcast the DEC appeal as the lead story on the 1pm news including an interview with the glorious Tony Benn. Thus the appeal gets more publicity than it might have as a one-off broadcast.

01-24-2009, 04:47 PM	#6
Steve_G Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza I've been accused of being cynical, and maybe I am. But it looks to me like a psy-op. On the one hand the BBC (just like our Illuminati owned government) aren't lifting a finger to help the Palestinians, and the reason they give is that it might harm their reputation for being impartial. In other words, so we the public can continue to trust them: it's for our benefit and for the greater good. Noy helping with the appeal proves we can trust Auntie Beeb. On the other hand it reinforces the entirely false idea that they *ACTUALLY HAVE* editorial impartiality about anything of any real substance in the first place. And to put the cherry on the cake it diverts attention away from the appeal itself and focuses the debate on the BBC's decision. If they supported the appeal they would inevitably have to show the suffering caused! Think of all the reports we've seen on starvation in Africa, the brutality of Mugabe during the elections in Zimbabwe etc. I don't recall seeing much of THAT type of BBC reporting on Gaza since the IDF started blowing up schools and hospitals. I wonder why. They would also have to give details of donations lines, websites etc so people could contribute- this way people have to go and look for the info, which will inevitably reduce the number of donators. It looks to me like they are refusing to help the thousands of innocent people suffering in Gaza and they're trying to convince us that it's a good and honourable thing to do. I call that mind control. If that means I'm cynical then so be it. Either way it's more bad news for the Palestinians.

01-25-2009, 01:22 PM	#7
Steve_G Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BBC blocks aid to Gaza http://www.presstv.ir/gaza/detail.aspx?id=83619 A former British Cabinet minister says the BBC seeks to appease Tel Aviv by refusing to broadcast a humanitarian appeal for Gaza. The BBC has sparked controversy by refusing to broadcast a charity appeal for the victims of the war on Gaza. In a Saturday interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, former Labour MP Tony Benn attributed the BBC refusal to claims made by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that there is no humanitarian crisis in the territory. The former Cabinet minister lashed out at the network, saying that the BBC "betrayed" its public service obligations by refusing to broadcast the humanitarian bid -- which has left aid agencies with a donation shortfall of millions of pounds. "To deny the help that the aid agencies and the UN need at this moment in time is incomprehensible and it follows the bias in BBC reporting of this crisis, which has been widely criticized," said Benn, who is the president of Stop the War Coalition. According to Benn, the "biased" BBC coverage of the war has "appalled" those who have seen the humanitarian crisis unfolding on television in recent weeks. The British network says in its defense that it refrained from broadcasting the "controversial" appeal mainly because it would undermine its policy of impartiality. The public-funded BBC has raised more than 10 million pounds for the humanitarian situation in the Congo, and some 18 million pounds for the Burma crisis. "I never thought I would live to see [the BBC] refuse to broadcast a humanitarian appeal on the grounds that it was controversial," responded Benn. "The destruction in Gaza, and the loss of the lives of over a thousand civilians and children, has shocked the world as Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, made clear, when he saw the devastation for himself," he added. The former parliament member urged the BBC Trust to reconsider its decision on Gaza for the sake of its 1.5 million residents still in danger due to the lack of food, fuel, water and medical supplies. Tel Aviv launched a three-week-long offensive into Gaza in late December, during which it paralyzed relief efforts for the territory by repeatedly blocking stockpiles of food, fuel and medicine bound for the strip. The Gaza Strip had been under an 18-month blockade prior to the military operations. The United Nations, worried about the deepening humanitarian impact of the war, says there is an urgent need for emergency shipment. Relief workers say the humanitarian situation in the impoverished strip is at its worst with over 1.1 million people -- about 80 percent of the residents of Gaza -- dependent on food aid. At least 1,340 Gazans were killed and at least 5,320 others were hospitalized as a result of the onslaught.