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And here's a piece of sheer lazy ignorance from the BBC:
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has said his country is likely to sever ties with Israel in protest at its military offensive in Lebanon.Mr Chavez said he had "no interest" in maintaining relations with Israel, whom he has accused of committing genocide.
Venezuela recalled its charge d'affaires to Israel last week, prompting Israel to withdraw its ambassador to Caracas on Monday.
The report makes it seem as if Israel was simply engaged in tit for tat withdrawl of diplomats, upset that Venezuala had withdrawn its ambassador.
No. Israel withdrew its ambassador as a result of the Chavez speech accusing Israel of perpetuating a holocaust, which the BBC reports right at the end, as if incidental to the story.
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Surely it's only a matter of time before BBC journos dump their Che Guevara tee shirts and start walking around TV Centre wearing Hugo Chavez ones instead...
