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Different Groups Join Together Outside Of BBC Headquarters to Protest One-Sided Coverage on Gaza
By JG Vibes
intellihub.com
November 18, 2012
For years the mainstream media has failed to present a view of events in the Middle East that is even remotely accurate or balanced.
During the most recent conflicts in Gaza, the western media has been a propaganda mouthpiece for Israel, as many expected, based on what has been seen in the past.
Since the siege on Gaza begin to escalate this week there have been protests popping up all over the world in support of the Palestinian people who are caught in the middle of this brutal, and totally orchestrated conflict.
One of these protests happened to be in front of the BBC headquarters, in answer to the propaganda that the network has been generating, not just now, but in the past as well.
According to a Liverpool Newspaper:
“The protest, organised by Merseyside Friends of Palestine (FOP) and Merseyside Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), comes after a week of escalating violence in the Gaza strip. It was supported by Jews for Justice for Palestinians, students, and local Trade Union leaders, as well as socialist and anarchist groups.
Leaflets handed out by demonstrators asserted a different timeline from the one put forward by Israel, claiming the escalation of conflict has resulted from the killing of Palestinian children playing football by the IDF in two separate incidents at the beginning of November, rather than by rocket fire from Gaza.
The reports of these incidents appear to originate from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), an independent NGO which receives funding from the Danish and Norwegian states. It is accused by some pro-Israel pressure groups of demonising Israel.
The leaflet included a quote from prominent activist Noam Chomsky, who claimed “news items overwhelmingly focus on the rockets that have been fired from Gaza … what is not in focus is the shelling and bombardments of Gaza.”
Regardless of who fired the first shot, or if the story about the rockets origins are true, it is completely immoral to punish a massive group of people for the actions of a few people who aren’t even connected to them.
This is why wars are fought and billions of people are killed, because actions taken by individuals can ultimately blamed on entire civilizations.
And if entire civilizations can be blamed for something that is serious enough to fight a war over, then ultimately entire civilizations filled with innocent people run the risk of loosing their lives because they were being punished for something that they had nothing to do with.
This is the fundamental lie of war, the idea that it is morally justified to punish large groups of people for the actions of a few unrelated individuals.
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J.G. Vibes is the author of an 87 chapter counter culture textbook called Alchemy of the Modern Renaissance, a staff writer and reporter for The Intellihub and host of a show called Voluntary Hippie Radio.
You can keep up with his work, which includes free podcasts, free e-books & free audiobooks at his website www.aotmr.com
8 Responses to Different Groups Join Together Outside Of BBC Headquarters to Protest One-Sided Coverage on Gaza
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“Regardless of who fired the first shot, or if the story about the rockets origins are true”
Your statement above is BS. Of course it matters who fired the first shot -that’s what makes wars as you should know, America aren’t entirely innocent.
As for your other comments, the BBC and British media often get slagged for being anti-Israel – I should know, I live here.
Intelhub has also reported incidents in America where civilians fire a shot (possibly as no one person) and get killed by numerous shots from cops.
Biased reporting is never helpful no matter who does it.
thank you chrissie I agree, this article talks about media bias and balance yet this article is biased and unbalanced itself, essentially taking a side.
im stating a fact that israel is trying to sieze the palistinian land put jewish settlements and kill as many palistinians as it can
We can’t even get any real coverage of the facts in the U.S. Americans have been duped for propagandized for decades on the Israeli sympathies. No wonder the entire world is at odds with America. Our support for that Satanic country is bringing the entire world to destruction. Israel Zionists have taken over the USA and other countries.
Agree 100%. The Satanic State of Israhell is an abomination to humanity.
Jews also have a RACIST RELIGION that claims the nasty Jew is Gods chosen sickos. Truly amazing. If only the Holocaust were actually true, humanity would be so much better off today.
“the BBC and British media often get slagged for being anti-Israel – I should know, I live here.”
This statement is “BS”, the only people slagging the media for anti-Israel, are the israeli talking heads. The BBC is overwhelmingly pro-Israel. I have never heard BBC or SKY” “blaming” Israel. No matter how vicious the Israeli onslaughts. Always have to give a “balanced” view,” Israel is under attack from hundreds of rockets”, their children suffer from PTSD. Palestinian children do not suffer from PTSD, they suffer from malnutrition and having pieces of their bodies burned with phosphorous and blown off with cluster bombs.
Prior to the start of this round, how many Israelis have been killed / injured by rockets in the last 3 years?
Zilch!
There were no attacks prior to the murder of a 13 year old boy playing soccer. He was shot in the stomach, how many IDF soldiers have been punished for killing civilians (Hint you do not even have to use your fingers to count). An IDF colonel smashes a cyclist in the face, and gets promoted.
Chrissie, Tom, I hope you never have to face such an enemy. Their own officers accuse Israel of War-crimes.
Zionist occupied world government and media. There must be a lull in the paedophile action.
The “Palestinians” are not “caught in the middle”; they have voted to put Hamas in power.
The entire civilization of Islam is to blame, because their “holy” texts are full of hate and supremicism, as exemplified by centuries of religion-inspired Jihad.