Social media ‘influencers’ and Nazi analogy in BBC News reporting
The November 3rd edition of BBC domestic television’s 6 p.m. news included an item relating to an incident that had taken place a couple…
The November 3rd edition of BBC domestic television’s 6 p.m. news included an item relating to an incident that had taken place a couple…
Imagine if a a retired Israeli military officer went on television and proclaimed that Jews do in fact murder Palestinian children and use their…
On April 7th BBC Travel published a long article headlined “A new side to the holy city of Bethlehem” by a writer called Richard…
The BBC claims that a Nazi analogy is merely ‘an overblown comparison’.
Yet again the BBC misrepresents a bill proposed by an Israeli MK.
Avnery’s Nazi comparison is completely without merit, and the decision by Irish Times editors to publish such a smear – an analogy considered antisemitic per the EUMC Working Definition of Antisemitism – represents another example of how, when it comes to Israel, even the most hateful, offensive and incendiary accusations are not off-limits.
Charging Jews with engaging in behavior or embracing values similar to the Nazis is a moral and historical inversion on par with suggesting that African-Americans have adopted the values of white slave masters – a disgusting, intellectually unserious invective that should have been robustly refuted by the BBC Radio 4 host.
BBC Radio 4’s programme ‘The Briefing Room’ describes itself as follows: “Series looking at important issues in the news. Presented by David Aaronovitch.” The…
BBC Radio 4’s programme ‘The Briefing Room’ describes itself as follows: “Series looking at important issues in the news. Presented by David Aaronovitch.” The…
The ‘Stop the War Coalition’ is just about the last organisation one would approach for rational, impartial, factual and informative comment on anything connected…
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