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Sunday, November 15 2009A Warped Look at Britain's 'Israel Lobby'
Tomorrow night, UK viewers will be treated to what Channel 4's "Dispatches" program bills as Inside Britain's Israel Lobby. Here are three reasons why HonestReporting's expecting the worst. 1. HonestReporting was in Channel 4's sights, too. C4 emailed HonestReporting editor Simon Plosker about being interviewed. By the time Plosker responded to the email, reporter Peter Oborne and a film crew showed up at the offices of MediaCentral with cameras rolling, looking for Plosker and an expose. (MediaCentral is a Jerusalem-based HonestReporting initiative, providing support services for foreign journalists. The association with HonestReporting is openly stated on MediaCentral's web site.) However, Plosker was in the UK on a speaking tour, leaving Oborne and MediaCentral director Aryeh Green together for an unpleasant exchange. As the camera rolled, Green simply asked Oborne to identify himself while Oborne badgered Green. Under Ofcom regulations, Channel 4 -- as a public broadcaster -- is obliged to notify HonestReporting of any allegations it may be planning to broadcast, a point Plosker made in a followup email.
2. Channel 4's description of the show takes for granted the existence of a powerful "Israel lobby." Here's how Channel 4 explains its "investigation."
Channel 4, in its very own words, pre-supposes or implies that organized UK Jewry:
3. Is there anti-Semitism involved?
Dispatches has some hard-hitting investigative journalism under its belt, including Undercover Mosque, which took the first serious look at UK Islamic extremism. C4 officials told the Jewish Chronicle that Inside Britain's Israel Lobby is "not the synagogue equivalent of Undercover Mosque." Stay tuned . . . UPDATE November 16: The Jerusalem Post fills in more details on the brewing controversy.
TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference A Warped Look at Britain's 'Israel Lobby': CommentsThey disgust me, but what more can be expected from the channel that invited holocaust denier, terrorist sponsor, and nuclear genocidal maniac to present an "alternative Christmas Message" to the queen? Is Undercover Mosque the same spot that so outraged George Galloway when he interviewed the producer on his show? Well this is interesting! As a boring British WASP I think I must be part of the all-powerful Israeli lobby too. I frequently write letters to media and government to complain about the treatment of Israel by those organisations. The disturbing thing about this documentary is that it will invite attacks on fine organisations such as CST, who are completely apolitical. The Dispatches programme was a well-researched and presented programme about the pernicious behind-the-scenes influencing of British politics by the Zionist lobby. This 'documentary' is typical of the liberal anti-semitic left that dominates the media everywhere even Israel! They treat complex issues as entertainment without any thought for the consequences. C4 is responsible for the first 'C' word to be broadcast on British TV, so you can see where they are coming from - the gutter!/ |
