BBC Watch: PFLP Justified in Killing Zeevi?
May 12, 2006, 10:53 am |
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Is the BBC rationalizing the assassination of a democratically-elected Israeli government official?
An Israeli court has charged four Palestinians with the killing of an Israeli minister five years ago.
The suspects were snatched by the Israeli army from a jail in the West Bank town of Jericho in March.
They are alleged to have shot Rehavam Zeevi, a hardliner who advocated deporting Palestinians from the occupied territories.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said the assassination was revenge for the killing of its leader.
Would the BBC provide such an explanation if an Arab official were murdered? Which just proves that the Palestinian “victim” PR campaign has worked.
Related: Israel, Media/Blogsphere, Palestinians, Political Correctness
May 26th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
What do you mean would they publish the explanation. The BBC also announces the “targetted assassinations” carried out by Israel, and explains the crimes Israel accuses the target of having committed. I suppose when it is done that way, you just accept it as truth and don’t question the BBC’s motives.
May 27th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
When the BBC announces targetted assassinations, it ususally blames Israel for causing the cycle of violence. My point is that the BBC doesn’t assign any responsibility to Palestinians for their self-created chaos.