Post by Teddy Bear on Jun 25, 2011 17:24:01 GMT
One of my 'ports of call' when scanning for normal evidence of BBC bias are the stories given out by the BBC from their Mid-East section on My Yahoo webpage. So immediately when I saw this story alarm bells rang out. 
After all, with everything else going on in this area of the world, I find it hard to believe that this story could rate any mention at all, much less be elevated to one of the top stories. That is of course, for any real media organisation not more interested in promoting the Palestinian cause - which we know is not the BBC.
As far as this Picasso is concerned, besides the political motive and publicity the Palestinians get from the BBC, the only reason they would want this particular picture is it seems like it might be a suicide bomber dressed in a burka.
Here's a snap of the BBC Mid-East website to compare some of the other goings on, and in my opinion, the continual murders by the Syrian regime could stand a little more exposure - certainly far more than this bullshit about a Picasso painting.
Current stories that the BBC have omitted mention of completely ANYWHERE on their website concern more atrocities committed on Christians, mostly by Muslims, like -
Of course, concerning the last article posted above, the BBC would rather you believe the Arab Spring is a positive event, Muslims there are really peace loving, and they only desire to glory in a Picasso.
Two quotes given in the BBC article are worthy of special attention -
This one: The Palestinian authority said it was another small step towards Palestinian statehood.
and this: "It says we are worthy to be like other countries that exhibit paintings by famous artists like Picasso," he added.
Of course everybody thinks of Palestine as equivalent to any other country that exhibits Picassos.
After all, with everything else going on in this area of the world, I find it hard to believe that this story could rate any mention at all, much less be elevated to one of the top stories. That is of course, for any real media organisation not more interested in promoting the Palestinian cause - which we know is not the BBC.
As far as this Picasso is concerned, besides the political motive and publicity the Palestinians get from the BBC, the only reason they would want this particular picture is it seems like it might be a suicide bomber dressed in a burka.
Here's a snap of the BBC Mid-East website to compare some of the other goings on, and in my opinion, the continual murders by the Syrian regime could stand a little more exposure - certainly far more than this bullshit about a Picasso painting.
Current stories that the BBC have omitted mention of completely ANYWHERE on their website concern more atrocities committed on Christians, mostly by Muslims, like -
Ethiopia: Court Imprisons more than 500 Muslims for Mass Church Burnings
An Ethiopian court sentenced 579 Muslims from three to 18 months in prison for a week of violence against Christians that left one dead and 69 churches destroyed by fire.
High Price To Pay For Being A Christian in Uzbekistan
Being a Christian in Uzbekistan can be costly. Just ask Galina Shemetova who was ordered to pay a fine of 2,486,750 som, 50 times the minimum monthly pay for giving a colleague a children's Bible. This amounts to $60,320US, four times the yearly pre-tax salary of a 40 hour-a-week minimum wage earner. Miss Shemetova not only had to pay the fine, but she was also beaten physically by police, a fact known by the Tashkent Court of Appeals.
China Detains House Church Members in Beijing
Police detained 16 more members of Beijing's Shouwang House Church and placed others under house arrest: two were held in protective custody while the rest were sent to 10 different police stations; most were released by Sunday morning.
Sudanese Military, Militants Kill Christians and Attack Churches
Sudanese Military agents killed one Christian and Islamic militants another last week after attacking churches in Sudan's embattled South Kordofan state.
Uzbekistan: Police beatings, axe death threat, and more
Uzbekistan continues to persecute Christians exercising their religious rights. Recently a Christian in eastern Uzbekistan was beaten by police, another was threatened with death by an axe while a Baptist congregation was promised prison for failure to co-operate in a pre-trial investigation of their pastor.
Middle East Christians facing 'extremist atrocities'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, warned that the vacuum left by failed autocratic regimes was being filled by extremists who have turned the Arab Spring into a "very anxious time" for Christians.
Of course, concerning the last article posted above, the BBC would rather you believe the Arab Spring is a positive event, Muslims there are really peace loving, and they only desire to glory in a Picasso.
Two quotes given in the BBC article are worthy of special attention -
This one: The Palestinian authority said it was another small step towards Palestinian statehood.
and this: "It says we are worthy to be like other countries that exhibit paintings by famous artists like Picasso," he added.
Of course everybody thinks of Palestine as equivalent to any other country that exhibits Picassos.
Palestinian debut for Picasso's painting
A painting by Pablo Picasso has for the first time been put on public display in the Palestinian territories.
The Buste De Femme - a cubist depiction of a woman - is being exhibited under armed guard in a gallery in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The 1943 canvas is on loan from a Dutch gallery, and is thought to be worth around $7m (£4.4m).
The Palestinian authority said it was another small step towards Palestinian statehood.
'Historical moment'
The painting - on loan from Eindhoven's Van Abbemuseum - is the centrepiece of the Picasso in Palestine exhibition in Ramallah.
It now sits proudly on the wall of the city's tiny International Academy of Art, flanked by two armed security guards, the BBC's West Bank correspondent Jon Donnison says.
Organisers of the project said it had taken two years of logistical work to get the painting transported to the city in a specially-protected box, which had to pass through several Israeli checkpoints.
"This is a historical moment for us. Even though we will have it for one month only," Khaled Horani, the Ramallah academy director, told the AFP news agency.
"It says we are worthy to be like other countries that exhibit paintings by famous artists like Picasso," he added.
A painting by Pablo Picasso has for the first time been put on public display in the Palestinian territories.
The Buste De Femme - a cubist depiction of a woman - is being exhibited under armed guard in a gallery in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The 1943 canvas is on loan from a Dutch gallery, and is thought to be worth around $7m (£4.4m).
The Palestinian authority said it was another small step towards Palestinian statehood.
'Historical moment'
The painting - on loan from Eindhoven's Van Abbemuseum - is the centrepiece of the Picasso in Palestine exhibition in Ramallah.
It now sits proudly on the wall of the city's tiny International Academy of Art, flanked by two armed security guards, the BBC's West Bank correspondent Jon Donnison says.
Organisers of the project said it had taken two years of logistical work to get the painting transported to the city in a specially-protected box, which had to pass through several Israeli checkpoints.
"This is a historical moment for us. Even though we will have it for one month only," Khaled Horani, the Ramallah academy director, told the AFP news agency.
"It says we are worthy to be like other countries that exhibit paintings by famous artists like Picasso," he added.