November 25
2004
More BBC bias
» Posted on November 25, 2004 11:02 PM » Category: BBC

A correspondent informs me that the headlines on the PM programme today included this priceless piece of bias:

Marwan Barghouti, who was jailed by Israel for leading the Intifada, has announced that he will stand for President of the Palestinian Authority.

The statement that Barghouti was jailed "for leading the intifada" is not merely wrong, it is so completely wrong that it can only signal an ignorance so profound that its author has no place anywhere near news scripts - or a bias which is equally profound.

As my correspondent puts it:


Marwan Barghouti was not jailed by Israel for "leading the Intifida". He was jailed for the murder of five civilians, for involvement in four terror attacks, given 20 years for attempted murder and another 20 for membership of a terrorist organization. Barghouti was found guilty for his role in three attacks that killed a Greek Orthodox monk near Ma'aleh Adumim in 2001; an Israeli near Givat Ze'ev in 2002; and three people at a Tel Aviv restaurant in 2002.

The more the BBC pumps out these misstatements, the more they enter public consciousness as the truth. After all, if it was on the BBC, it must be right, eh?

No. If it's on the BBC, and it concerns Israel, chances are it's entirely wrong.

UPDATE: This post originally said the headline was broadcast on Five Live. In fact it was on PM (although I'd be amazed if that form of words wasn't used across the BBC).


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If it's on the BBC, and it concerns Israel, chances are it's entirely wrong.

I'd question only the need for the subordinate clause.

Stated by: Peter on November 26, 2004 2:43 AM

Do you not think that "leading the intifada", considering that in itself should account for most of the crimes of which he was convicted (and more) would be worthy of a lifetime in prison?

Stated by: alex on November 26, 2004 11:43 AM

"Do you not think that "leading the intifada", considering that in itself should account for most of the crimes of which he was convicted (and more) would be worthy of a lifetime in prison?"

The usual reward is a Nobel Peace Prize.

Stated by: Sami on November 26, 2004 12:16 PM

From the same email:

'Typical of the astute analysis I've read re the current BBC/Euro /mainstream media tactic of inflation/deflation; anything Israel does is always inflated so that at best it looks wholly unjust and at worst is the equivalent of Nazi genocide; anything the Palestinian terror groups do is deflated to their being "militants" including Barghouti who is "leading the intifada".'

http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/000917.html

Stated by: Sami on November 26, 2004 12:23 PM

My point is that as far as I can see this particular report had three choices:
1)"Barghouti has announced his intention to stand for the presidency..." - Barghouti, who he?
2)"Barghouti, jailed by Israel for (insert complete list of criminal convictions here) has announced..." - and have we got time to put anything else in this news report?
3)Some compromise in between - I can only conclude that "leading the intifada" is not an acceptable compromise because the correspondent/Mr Pollard/Melanie Phillips don't think the "leading the intifada" does enough to convey the scale of his crimes - which is strange considering they considered Yasser Arafat to be the biggest criminal in Palestine basically because he led a Palestinian intifada for 40 years.

Stated by: alex on November 26, 2004 12:34 PM

alex accepts that he is guilty of crimes
That's not the case for some
Hon. BBC person Jon Snow wrote yesterday in his "snowmail"
"Marwan Barghouti, a leading Palestinian currently in jail in Israel for alleged murder."
So Israeli courts obviously can't be trusted to dispense justice.

Snow's opinion of the man
"Barghouti, 48, inteligent, personable, extremely able"

Snow suggests it was an arbitary arrest
"The Israelis could have lifted him any time they wanted to but chose to do so at the height of the intifada"

Stated by: shay on November 26, 2004 12:53 PM

alex: No - Arafat was a terrorist for 40 years. The original intifada didn't even start until the end of 1987, and didn't have anything to do with the PLO leadership at the beginning.

Stated by: Dewi Williams on November 26, 2004 2:27 PM

"So Israeli courts obviously can't be trusted to dispense justice."

No, it's not that. It's just that for so many gentiles the intentional killing of Jews does not count as murder.

It is because of individuals like Snow that Israel must exist.

Stated by: Sami on November 26, 2004 2:28 PM

"which is strange considering they considered Yasser Arafat to be the biggest criminal in Palestine "

That would be Ernest Bevin, or perhaps the individuals responsible for the White Paper of 1939.

Stated by: Sami on November 26, 2004 2:33 PM

"which is strange considering they considered Yasser Arafat to be the biggest criminal in Palestine basically because he led a Palestinian intifada for 40 years."

And no, he's so reviled because he's the first man since Hitler to intentionally target Jewish children for death. It's so ironic that in both cases most of Europe collaborated so massively and so willingly, not to mention joyfully.

Stated by: Sami on November 26, 2004 2:38 PM

This is typical of the Beeb's reporting of anything related to Israel. If there ever was a good reason to end the licence fee this one is it. It is incredible that BBC finds itself able to be so blatant in its biased towards Israel and the Palestinians.

Why should we all have to pay for a bunch of Jew-haters like the BBC? Surely this an insult to Jewish Britons?

Stated by: Andrew Ian Dodge on November 26, 2004 4:08 PM

From Sky News website

BARGHOUTHI IN RUNNING

Marwan Barghouthi - a jailed Palestinian uprising leader - has confirmed he is to run for the Palestinian presidency, Fatah officials have said.

Barghouthi was jailed for life by Israel in June for his alleged involvement in the murder of five Israelis in attacks by Palestinian militants.

The popular figure is a serious challenger to front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate former prime minister.

Barghouthi, 45, was the main voice of a revolt after peace negotiations collapsed in 2000 and has been a prominent figure in the intifada.

Stated by: alex on November 26, 2004 9:23 PM

"Hon. BBC person Jon Snow "

How is "Hon." defined? "Someone who has never worked for the BBC"?

So can I be a Hon. Olympic Gold Medallist Person? Or a Hon. Manchester United first team person? Or will I have to remain a Hon. Walter Mitty Person?

Stated by: Bob Doney on November 27, 2004 10:25 AM

Just adding more fuel - Arafat can roast in Hell and all those fucktards (excuse my French - why is it when we British make some filthy comment, we feel we should in some way invoke the French - don't answer that) that report the killing of Jewish children as though it were some kind of 'liberation effort' can (IMHO) die very slowly from flesh-eating bacteria. And then have their bodies burnt and then shat on.

Did I mention I *hate* Arafat (God shit on his soul) and the 'Intifada' ?

Stated by: Tony on November 28, 2004 4:49 AM

Slightly OFF TOPIC

Another area of BBC bias is the lefty war against men. The BBC never loses an opportunity to lay the blame for all of societies ills at feet of men. The radical feminists at the BBC are very skilled at this. Last summer in a trailer for a national quiz program that sets men against women, Anne Robinson did a voice over. Every time a picture of a man can on the screen it was acompanied by a negative vox comment and vice versa for a female picture. For example: Pic of a man. Voice over, "Worst enemy." Pic of a woman. Voice over, "Best friend." This amounts to broadcasting subliminal messages which is banned by the broadcasting act and the BBC charter.
Now I notice that men are being associated with the smacking of children in the latest lefty campaign at the BBC. This is despite the fact that according to the NSPCC's own research 66% of all child abuse is carried out by the mother. To see what I mean click here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4023271.stm

Its all very subtle but it is also very dangerous. Watch the news and see how many items begin with the words, "A man was arrested today..." Or, "A violent attack by men...." Etc. According to the BBC women rarely commit any form of crime at all and those they do are rarely worth reporting on. Sometimes they are forced to report a violent female (as with the recent 40 strong attack on a single girl by a girl gang in a school) but most of the time they just ignore the failings of the female sex.

You will also have noted that almost all hetrosexual male presenters are being replaced by homosexual men and females.

Welcome to the BBC matriachy at work.

Stated by: George Rolph on November 28, 2004 2:49 PM

"You will also have noted that almost all hetrosexual male presenters are being replaced by homosexual men and females"

Is this a research based assertion?

Stated by: alex on November 28, 2004 7:58 PM

Marwan Barghouti is like a person "jailed for leading the Intifada" as Jack the Ripper displayed "hatred for women." Mitch

Stated by: Mitchell Howard on November 26, 2005 9:12 AM

BBC's K. Lang also bombared Mr. Allen Johnston on NOV-25-05 with that silly question (after Allen mentioning the fact of Israeli overview monitoring):
"What could the Israelis possible looking for"?,

Gee, what is the entire issue of the ME, or Global Jihad for that
matter, She so naively just does not know...

The Reality Show

Stated by: Fiorina on November 27, 2005 3:11 AM

Here is the corrected link:
The Reality Show

Stated by: Fiorina on November 27, 2005 3:13 AM
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