Worldwide opinion is so fond of condemning all Israel’s actions as ‘disproportionate’, you’d think at some point they’d realise that their favourite word far more accurately describes the outrage that follows almost every single thing Israel does, period.
Furthermore, anything offered in Israel’s defence is boomeranged back twisted and rebranded as synonymous with the ridiculous sentiment: ‘Israel can do no wrong.’
I have to say that I’m beginning to be overwhelmed by a feeling of hopelessness.
I only caught the end of (Hat Tip: Davka and Craig) Katya Adler’s slanted piece on last night’s “World Tonight’ – enough to notice that the IDF spokeswoman’s statements were trivialised by being sandwiched in between hostile narrative.
Craig explains “What the BBC neglects to tell its listeners is that Defence for Children International may not be a disinterested party. Its president is Rifat Odeh Kassis, a long-time Palestinian activist from the ‘occupied West Bank’ (as Katya persistently calls it), who has been arrested and imprisoned several times by Israel – a man with a mission and plenty of grudges. The organisation has its own devoted ‘Palestine Section’.”
Another example of a corrupt organisation masquerading as saintly and impartial is our friend UNRWA. From Robin Shepherd:
“Remember all those stories about the evil Israelis preventing medical supplies from reaching Gaza? Remember the BBC and all the other western outlets parading UN officials as objective observers of the conflict? Well, in a story that is not running on the BBC, it now appears that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza has covered up the theft of three of its ambulances by Hamas.”
The BBC is getting worse and worse.
Update.Craig has retracted his comment about Rifat Odeh Kassis on the basis that he got the info from Wiki. I used it mainly to segue Katya and Robin Shepherd, but I apologise for any unfair slur on Mr. Kassis. Tom and Craig politely resolved this like gents, good for them, and I must check sources every time.