Post by Teddy Bear on Feb 20, 2008 19:08:02 GMT
Oftentimes one can perceive bias by which stories receive prominence on the main BBC page covering that particular area, and which are buried.
One would think that in a dominantly Christian country, funded by its citizens, the BBC would elect to give a high profile to a story where Christians have been targetted by militant Islamists. That would be the case if the BBC was doing the job it was set up to do, but we here know better.
This particular story concerns a recent bombing by militants of the YMCA in Gaza. You can find the story on the BBC site here. However, if you were looking at the main news page for the Middle East, you wouldn't find any mention it.
You would however see mention of articles concerning Palestinian medics accusing Israel of killing a 10 year old boy in a gun battle with militants. Presumably these medics are also forensic experts to know this to be the case, or is it just the BBC accepting the desired spin by the Pallys (as usual)?
Within this article you will also find reference to "Three days ago, the United Nations humanitarian chief, John Holmes, urged Israel to relax the closures, saying they increased poverty, unemployment and reliance on aid. "
Clearly he doesn't have any humanitarian concern for those vicitms of terrorism in Israel. Better the militant Palestinians can be free to perpetrate their deeds without suffering themselves.
Honest Reporting also mentions this topic about the YMCA bombing:
One would think that in a dominantly Christian country, funded by its citizens, the BBC would elect to give a high profile to a story where Christians have been targetted by militant Islamists. That would be the case if the BBC was doing the job it was set up to do, but we here know better.
This particular story concerns a recent bombing by militants of the YMCA in Gaza. You can find the story on the BBC site here. However, if you were looking at the main news page for the Middle East, you wouldn't find any mention it.
You would however see mention of articles concerning Palestinian medics accusing Israel of killing a 10 year old boy in a gun battle with militants. Presumably these medics are also forensic experts to know this to be the case, or is it just the BBC accepting the desired spin by the Pallys (as usual)?
Within this article you will also find reference to "Three days ago, the United Nations humanitarian chief, John Holmes, urged Israel to relax the closures, saying they increased poverty, unemployment and reliance on aid. "
Clearly he doesn't have any humanitarian concern for those vicitms of terrorism in Israel. Better the militant Palestinians can be free to perpetrate their deeds without suffering themselves.
Honest Reporting also mentions this topic about the YMCA bombing:
Father Raymond J. De Souza writes in the National Post:
It is an awful way to live. It is more awful still that so few know, or care about it.
Read the full article here.
There is no free press in Gaza. Outside reporters, whether Israeli or foreign, cannot move about freely and pursue such stories. Foreign reporters in particular need extensive handlers, as they do not know the local language, the local geography or the local leaders. It is much easier to stay in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem and rewrite press statements about the visit of the latest foreign dignitary.
Even if the reporters came, what would they be told? It is well known that Christian Palestinians who have been subject to firebombings, seizures of homes and businesses, assaults and death threats still tell foreign visitors that they have excellent relations with their Muslim neighbours. After the foreigners go home, these Christians must remain, and are loath to give any reason for jihadist extremists to think that they are stirring up trouble.
And so it goes -- news trickles out about one outrage or another, but it gets lost if it gets noticed at all. Meanwhile, Christians in Gaza and the West Bank try to live quietly, never knowing whether a newspaper in Denmark or a papal speech in Germany or nothing in particular might be the pretext for violence coming to their doors.
It is an awful way to live. It is more awful still that so few know, or care about it.
Read the full article here.