Defend BBC’s Jeremy Bowen from Zionist lobby
By Media Workers Against the War
BBC senior management is on the offensive over Gaza. Stung by the widespread criticism of its refusal to broadcast the DEC Gaza aid appeal in January, it has singled out its key Middle East editor and is trying to bully him into silence.
The BBC Trust’s preposterous attack on Jeremy Bowen last week is a crude attempt to push back the wave of protest inside the BBC over the DEC appeal decision. If Bowen is slapped down, they calculate that no other BBC journalist will dare to speak out.
The Trust’s report itself has been massively spun by the right-wing press - in no way is it a demolition of Bowen’s journalism, let alone proof that he is in any way biased against Israel.
We call on all our supporters to urgently:
- Scan the report summary (pages 4-15)
- Read Robert Fisk’s superb comment on the report: 'How can you trust the cowardly BBC'
- Note the research showing BBC bias IN FAVOUR of Israel
- Email Jeremy Bowen with your support
- trust.enquiries@bbc.co.uk
Maybe the pro-Israel wants the BBC to stop reporting on things like the destruction of World War One war graves in Gaza by Israel:
From the BBC - If you live in the UK you can watch the report online on BBC iPlayer
Few people know that thousands of Commonwealth war graves lie in the battlegrounds of the Gaza strip. BBC reporter Mark Urban's great uncle is buried there and he has made a personal pilgramage.
During the recent campaign, the main Gaza War Cemetery suffered extensive damage as Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought nearby.
Now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is seeking compensation from Israel, the BBC has learned.
The organisation estimates the cost of repairing or replacing the 363 headstones damaged by recent Israeli shelling at £95,000.
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