Just in case there was any lingering doubt about which side the BBC is on.
“Fury as BBC journalists are banned from attending anti-Semitism march despite ‘many colleagues going on pro-Palestine rallies,'” by Paul Revoir, Daily Mail, November 24, 2023:
The BBC has been engulfed in another anti-Semitism row after BBC journalists were allegedly banned by senior managers from attending a march planned on Sunday.
According to sources, staff have been told that if they work in news, current affairs or factual journalism or are senior leaders they should not attend the march against anti-Semitism in central London.
They now fear they will face disciplinary action if they defy orders.
Insiders said staff were told that the march would not fall under the description of allowed events that are ‘commemorative or celebratory’. They added that BBC bosses made it clear that the attendance of staff on the march would be considered ‘controversial’.
Jewish journalists are understood to have written to bosses to clarify what the corporation’s stance was on the event. David Jordan, the broadcaster’s director of editorial policy, is said to have replied with an explanation of the corporation’s position.
Critics of the decision claim that many BBC staff have attended pro-Palestinian marches in recent weeks. One of the corporation’s biggest stars, Gary Lineker, backed pro-Palestinian protesters marching through London on Armistice Day.
Those concerned about the corporation’s stance also point out that its own guidelines say that ‘Opposition to racism is a fundamental democratic principle’.
They accused the BBC of a double standard, assuming ‘Jews don’t count’ when it comes to standing up to racism.
One source told Mail Online: ‘On the one hand they are saying that they’re not impartial on racism and staff don’t need to be but for some reason that we do need to be impartial on anti-Semitism. We can only assume that where this racism is concerned, Jews don’t count.
‘I moved from feeling like its not a safe place for Jews to work to feeling like I owe it to my community to stay and do whatever little I can to insert some humanity into the organisation.
‘Many people here have been to the pro-Palestine marches and are happy to talk about it at work. People here seem to think Zionists are evil. One colleague said I was OK because I wasn’t ‘a proper Zionist’. They don’t have a clue….
somehistory says
I read that they pretend they don’t ‘take sides.’
Martina Navratilova has made her opinion on this issue clear.
Any person observing, can see the way the winds are blowing at the bbc…no surprise since many mozlums work there and have a huge say in what goes down.
It’s foolish to lie and say they don’t take sides in the issue.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
A question here for Brits. Is Britain still run by a rogue civil service the way it used to be when the TV hit series “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” ran? In other words, the policies are hard coded by bureaucrats who can never be terminated?
If not, why can’t the TV licence fee be abolished? Since we’re past the era when people needed cable or dish connections to their homes to get TV
John Smith says
There was a time the BBC were a credit to journalism. Journalists were impartial and stories were covered in a correct and honest manner. Since the radical left took over those days are long gone. If the story doesn’t comply with their narrative it either goes unreported or it is twisted in such away that it becomes a lie.
For the BBC to ban it’s employees from going to a march against antisemitism, yet allowing them to attend pro-hamas rallies. This is not just disgusting, or outrageous, it’s darn right evil.
Hudders. says
Spot on John. Well said sir.
It is a brazen evil.
They don’t even try & hide it any more.
Because they have the full backing & support of the Government.
No wonder so many UK people are calling the TV licensing company & choosing to opt out legally. It’s easy & quick to do.
The Blasphemy Broadcasting Company is an evil institute indeed & they continue to prove it day in, day out & must be defunded & muzzled.
Shalom says
But how can you opt out legally if you could still be watching the BBC channel – i.e. other bbc programmes?
maria says
Now BBC is not journalism. It is a dog of islam
Why is BBC allowed in Europe?
Jgfla says
UK surges in the European Islamopandering derby.
Ian Harris says
Of course the BBC is biassed-not only in their overwhelming leftie bias, their refusal to allow any dissent to ‘climate change’but now sucking up to Hamas and the evil Israelis trying to stop them. They refuse to call Hamas terrorists, although that is most non-Muslims’ views, but after pressure have come up with the statement that the government views them as terrorists. Every BBC niews is full of Gazan victim porn-lingering details of hospitalised chidren etc whilst swallowing whole the number of killed and injured given out by Hamas which theyy have no means of checking. It’s well known that Hamas hide behind and have no problem sacriificing Gazan to blame for or conceaal their criminality and violence. Israel needs to destroy Hamas, but it looks like that old fool Biden is going to redduce his support for Israel before it can achieve its worthy end.