Prolific blogger Elder of Ziyon provides invaluable information about the Middle East. If you miss a day, you’re lost. His article on Saturday 13th, now several scrolling miles away, linked to this, for me, heart-sinking news about a new film in a popular but notoriously propagandist series of Turkish films entitled “Valley of the Wolves.” It is based on the Mavi Marmara incident, Turkish version. Elder’s and Michael Tottens’s articles both explain that the Turkish public is pretty much in the dark about the I/P conflict in general, and the flotilla incident in particular.
“The Turkish media reported a grossly distorted version of the events, describing the attackers as “activists” and the Israelis who fought back as murderers. ”
(Not unlike the BBC. ) The film itself is based on a lie. Pity they didn’t consult Turkish journalist SefiK Dinc for advice on the plot but that would have spoiled the fun.
Imagine my surprise when I turned on BBC4 yesterday World News Today. 20:42There was Zeinab Badawi (who has history,) introducing a report from Kathy Harcombe about this horrendous film.
Z.B.)”The Israeli raid on the Turkish-led aid flotilla bound for Gaza last May caused international outrage and sparked protests around the world. Well now a film is being made in Turkey based on the incident in which nine activists were killed. The movie is an action thriller in which the hero is on a quest for justice. Kathy Harcombe reports on the impact of the film on diplomatic relations.”
Over excerpts from the film Ms Harcombe begins:
“This is the moment the Israelis boarded the Mavi Marmara as it was heading towards Gaza with aid supplies. The troops are attacked with sticks and poles as they attempt to stop the ship breaking the Israeli blockade. In the ensuing violence nine Turkish activists were killed. The real events were controversial enough, now there’s the film!”
(The film we are seeing has ludicrous subtitles.)
“The film spin-off from the hugely popular TV series Valley of the Wolves about an undercover agent who takes on Turkey’s enemies. This time the hero sets out to hunt down the Israeli commander who ordered the raid on the flotilla and to avenge the killings. It’s abundantly clear whose side the film-makers are on. The Valley of the Wolves series has already been criticised for promoting nationalism and racial hatred. An episode earlier this year showed Israeli security forces kidnapping children. It caused a huge diplomatic row between the two countries.”
Kathy H seems to have noticed that the film is a tad one-sided; Zeinab, however, appears undaunted. She carries on regardless, bringing in a London-based Turkish analysts named Ziya Meral to point out the increasing divide between Turkey and Israel. When he strays onto the broader picture she reins him in – back to the flotilla:
Z.B. “ Just sticking with the Gaza flotilla and the nine Turkish activists who were killed of course that created a huge stir in the country – to what extent has that exacerbated tensions between Turkey and Israel?”
Zeinab is extremely interested in Turkey’s new-found championing of the Palestinian cause, and Turkey’s willingness to ‘speak out more openly against Israel.’
“There’s been a great deal of international criticism of course of the blockade on the Palestinian people of GGAAZZAA so has that enabled the ruling party in Turkey to become more outspoken…..?”
Why the BBC would wish to publicise such a film at all, when they ignore so many other more important stories concerning Israel, is a mystery, but as Kathy Harcombe has noticed that this Turkish film is one-sided, I have noticed that whatever is in Zeinab Badawi’s genes, it sure aint impartiality.
I used to think BBC4 was the least evil of the BBC’s channels. Silly me.
INBBC will know all about The Turkish, Islamic, anti-semitic, anti-West film, “Valley of the Wolves”
Germany: Anti-Semitic Turkish film cheered with cries of ‘Allah is great’
INBBC’s Ms. Z.Badawi, a Muslim, was born in Sudan, and is proud of her anti-British colonial ancestors there.
http://biasedbbc.tv/2010/05/biased-bbc-reader-writes.html
Her political mentor, more than anyone else appears to be Mr. T. Ramadan
http://www.jihadwatch.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/br0nc0s/managed-mt/mt-search.cgi?search=tariq+ramadan&IncludeBlogs=1&limit=20
So even the increasing Islamification of Turkey is Israel’s fault now? Sickening.
Golly, and they’ll be in the EU before long. Man the lifeboats…
Meanwhile, the double-standards Islam Not BBC (INBBC):-
“BBC delays Lebanon film amidst instability fears”
[Opening extract]:
“A BBC documentary investigating the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hairi has been postponed by the BBC amidst concern that it would implicate Hezbollah in the killing.”
http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2010/11/18/16698-bbc-delays-lebanon-film-amidst-instability-fears/
Yes, and also:
“Backspin, why did the BBC pull documentary about Hariri assassination?”
Trailer: ”Murder in Beirut”
Article about suspects indicted by the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon. (Four top Hezbolla commanders re. Hariri murder.)
These are things that the BBC doesn’t care to share with the public. Instead they give us this, with little context or background.
(BBC Wyre Davies, article about Israeli wthdrawal from part of Ghajar, Lebanon.)
Expect to see the movie broadcast by the BBC. Correct me if I’m wrong but the rules about bias and neutrality, etc. are excused in a work of fiction?
No, they use their same impartiality rules to fiction, comedy and current affairs. These are as follows:
Rule 1: If it’s an open attack on the Conservative Party it counts as impartial.
Rule 1a: If an item is generally supportive of left of centre and left wing parties then that also is impartial.
Rule 1b: Any comment generally supportive of the Conservative Party or hostile to Labour, unless from even further to the left, will not be tolerated as that breaks the impartiality codes.
Rule 2: Any mention of Israel must be negative, and all comments highly critical of Israel must be encouraged. This shows to our Muslim brothers that we are genuinely impartial in their valiant struggle against Israeli opression.
Rule 2a: No negative criticism of Islam, or Islamic states, is acceptable unless Israel and, where possible, the USA is shown to be the root cause of the Islamic transgression.
There are also similar rules on American politics, Climate Change theories, Economic crisis etc.
Islam Not BBC (INBBC) gives its political support to Islamising Turkey, to Hamas (against Israel), and to Hizbollah.
INBBC routinely criticises Israel, but yields to self-censorship under Islamic jihad threats of Hizbollah in Lebanon:
“BBC pulls series as Hizbollah protests”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/8144429/BBC-pulls-series-as-Hizbollah-protests.html
For INBBC: Islamic Turkey infiltrates NATO –
“Turkey Now Undermining And Weakening NATO From Within”(A ‘Wall St Journal’ report)http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_display.cfm/blog_id/30800