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Report accuses BBC of supporting Iran
Meirav Crystal
Published: 25.03.08, 19:09
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1. it's always been against Israel
Nick ,   London   (03.25.08)
I stopped watching BBC News a long time ago
2. Old News
Robert ,   New Jersey, USA   (03.25.08)
So what else is new? BBC has zero credibility as an unbiased purveyor of news about the Middle East. Against the backdrop of reports of the removal of all references to the Holocaust from public school curricula under the pretext of offense to the 'tender 'ensitivities' of Muslims,' this atrocity completes the picture of what has become of Great Britain: a spineless culture of political correctness on a quick spiral into insignificance.
3. Can they and other so called news media be sued for cause?
David ,   Boston, USA   (03.25.08)
They are part of the problem. Their reporting is causing incitement to cause harm to Jews around the world. Can we sue for this?
4. BBC
jeremy ,   Hula Valley Kibbutz   (03.25.08)
No real??!! Gee, like that isn't a surprise. BBC has always been like this .
5. i wonder what ppl with what
(03.25.08)
degrees stand in it's management of the bbc - it seems to me that they are not so educated.
6. Why should Arabs be accused of supporting Iran?
Miriam ,   Israel   (03.25.08)
BBC and CNN are Arabic media. They may write and say whatever they want and the rest of the world should stick with their own news.
7. ????
George W ,   Washington DC   (03.25.08)
"British soldiers were fighting on the front line"? During the Lebanon war? When did this happen? Is he talking about Iraq?
8. The true face of BBC
Sheldon B. ,   USA   (03.25.08)
BBC is well known for being an anti-semite org. Nothing new here.
9. They are free
(03.25.08)
To support the side they want , the USA supporting Israel blind since more than 60 years .
10. BBC Radio in America
J ,   USA   (03.25.08)
I drive an hour every morning to work during the war. I listened to the BBC broadcast every morning off my satellite radio. I will not complain about what words the reporters used or whether they showed their bias one way or another. One morning that I heard the top of the hour broadcast from 8am to 9 pm I am complaining on who was interviewed. 8:00 - 8:28. Either updates/reports and many many interviews with Lebanese fighters, civilians politicians. 8:28 - 8:30. Interview with Israeli solders. 8:30 - 9:00 News and interviews with Lebanese. This is biased.
11. Nope
Stuart Clark ,   West Sussex, England   (03.25.08)
I saw a great deal of coverage and apart from presenters being "career advancing argumentative", there were no structural or fundamental bias in any way. However the feedback email's and phone call's in to the Beeb demonstrated how educated the British public were to the situation. Rocket after rocket incoming on Israel from Lebanon, and the government infiltrated by Hizbullah, what choice do Israel have but to respond?. Israel has a HUGE amount of support from the british public, the media distort this. But "hey ho", given yesterday's developments with regard to Basra I would expect the next confrontation with Lebanon to have been brought forward, and I hope (we hope) that you will have a great deal of support with the Iran issue, good luck. 75 ft below ground, rock, earth and steel, use what you need to, 'well.... let the yank's do that one', with the crap the Russians sold, all should get through fine. Best wishes with you and good luck, I hope my government lends a hand, BLOODY LABOUR. Stu
12. BBC supports no one
(03.25.08)
You are just againest any one doesn't support your crimes !
13. BBC's Nefarious Practices
Chaya ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (03.25.08)
The BBC took old film footage of a house being destroyed and presented it as the house of the terrorist who murdered the eight Yeshiva students!!
14. no. 7
stuart Clark ,   west Sussex, England   (03.25.08)
Too true mate, only Brit security services in Lebanon at that point in time, NO fighting front line boy's. Media types tooo quick and thinks tooo slow.
15. Hey innominate # 12 , if you are calling self defense, crime
rafael ,   los angeles   (03.26.08)
...then eighter you are moslem, or leftist...
16. REALLY?
Armando ,   Denver, USA   (03.26.08)
As my countrymen would say: "No S@@t Sherlock!" On the other hand, Jews bring it upon themselves by voting left/socialist in the UK and the US.
17. BBC reporting led to the fall of the Shah ..
redmiike ,   TA - LA - London   (03.26.08)
the fanatical Ayatollahs that now rule Iran were partly brought to power by the BBC which used to broadcast the time and location of the next demonstration against the Shah. Mike
18. BottomLine:: BBC needs to be straightened....
KMR ,   Overseas   (03.26.08)
They are biased always..radical left is in control of BBC and Islamist journalists from Pakistan & Iran broadcast their views unhindered...
19. Surprise! Surprise!
Jack ,   San Diego, USA   (03.26.08)
20. BBC Arab Radio Station
Vicki ,   Kadima, Israel   (03.26.08)
And this is a surprise?.
21. Brits paying for distortions, and lies.
Raoul ,   Israel   (03.26.08)
The British public should not be paying for the BBC, particularly as they do not represent the real news, but only what they project as the news.
22. #15 self defense my foot !
(03.26.08)
23. BBC (aka Almanar TV...)
william ,   Seattle,Wa,USA   (03.26.08)
The BBC has become a mouthpiece for anyone who wants to slander Israel and the US... Period ! It ceased to be the Allied mouthpiece against the Nazis and communism long ago... All it does now is present a "positive" image of all our enemies and their ruthlessness... It goes almost as far as portraying ahmadinajad and assad as beatniks and boyscouts...
24. UK-nistan
Marcelo ,   Frankfurt   (03.26.08)
what could be expected from an entity that wants to introduce the sharia in the civil courts?
25. Wht do you expect from "Balestine Broadcasting Corporation"?
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.26.08)
26. Wht do you expect from "Balestine Broadcasting Corporation"?
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.26.08)
27. News from Londonistan
val ,   Germany   (03.26.08)
I really wonder what was their broadcast about when UK citizens bombed Mike's Place pub in Tel Aviv?
28. In English too!
Reluctant Brit ,   London   (03.27.08)
The BBC's reports on the 2006 war were biased against Israel in the mainstream BBC output as well - it's not as if it was any better in English! Well done to BBC Watch!
29. Wheb we get these labour idiots...
Kev ,   London   (03.27.08)
...out of our government, relations between our countries will improve. The awful social anarchy of the 1960's has taken a terrible toll on British society.
30. BBC Like Some US News Org.
Christy ,   Boston, US   (03.28.08)
The BBC is like some US news outlets in that the people reporting the news (it's been shown in studies) are very left of center. Haven't got the faintest idea why, but the left seems to have aligned itself with the Palestinians and the Islamists. So, the news gets skewed, in many news organizations, to favor the Palestinians & the Islamists. What these news organizations DO NOT like is also very clear once you've read their publications for a while, or listened to their news reports. They don't like most of the West, at least they don't like the West's non-lefties. They don't like the UK, US, Australia (sometimes), Israel(always) & the US(always). Too bad about the BBC because I do enjoy many of their programs. I just have to keep in mind the bias they have while watching any program they produce. I feel bad for those in the UK who MUST, BY LAW, PAY for the BBC. It would 'stick in my craw' to have to pay to support the BBC.
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