“the relentless, unremitting stream of anti-Israeli invective that has been pumped into the public mind in Britain over the last decade or so”
A memorable phrase nicked from an article in the Jpost by Robin Shepherd entitled “New Era as British Hostility Reaches Crescendo”
“a country (Britain) whose opinion forming classes rank among the most hostile to Israel in the Western world”
is another. Robin Shepherd writes about the recent escalation of anti-Israel press coverage particularly in the Guardian. They have resorted to trawling for any crumb to sustain the momentum they’re whipping up towards some unmentionable goal.
Although not mentioned by name, guess who else might have had a hand in creating that state of affairs. Two Marks for a good guess.
“Pumped into the public mind!” “ Opinion-forming classes!” “ Who does that sound a bit like, Mr. Byford?” “I don’t know Mr. Thompson, but it does sound a bit like defamation by implication. Maybe we should get Carter-Ruck onto the case. We’ll sue certain right-wing bigots for defamation. Phone Justice Eady. Mr. Tudor has a ready-made plea, para 4. It just needs slight adaptation:”
“Although the Claimant was not actually mentioned by name, ‘the relentless, unremitting stream of anti-Israeli invective that has been pumped into the public mind’ impliedly refers to the BBC in their capacity as misleaders and chief spokespersons against the Zionist entity. This is libel by implication thereby damaging to their irreproachable reputation for impartiality. “
“Yes,” the claimant could attest. “Nothing must damage our irreproachable reputation for impartiality.” “we are honestly telling things the way we see them. From a left of centre perspective, naturally; with peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, and stubborn-mindedness thrown in; and some of us were very, very drunk at the time”
The accused may struggle to stump up the ransom. No public funding, you see. Not to worry, the threat of litigation alone might be enough to shut up the likes of Robin Shepherd, Melanie Phillips and others. It would give the BBC free rein to carry on carrying on, till the end of the road.
After all,
“each new assault on Israel’s integrity helps legitimize and validate the next”
(Robin Shepherd again.)
Disclaimer. This stream of invective contains irony, parody and an imaginary scenario and does not represent the views of anyone, directly or impliedly, and any similarity to anything else is a figment of your tiny imagination.