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Hundreds protest against 'BBC's pro-Israel bias' of Gaza coverage
By Nottingham Post | Posted: July 18, 2014
By Rebecca Smith-Dawkins
Show of 'solidarity and unity': Protesters outside the BBC Radio Nottingham building in London Road
Protest: It was just one of many across the UK
HUNDREDS of protesters gathered in Nottingham to express their anger over the BBC's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The protest – the latest in a series of similar demonstrations held in cities across the UK – took place outside the BBC Radio Nottingham building, in London Road, yesterday .
Protesters believe that the broadcaster's coverage of the conflict is "biased" towards Israeli, and that it does not cover the true extent of the bombardment of Palestine's Gaza strip.
Steve Jansky, secretary of Palestine Solidarity Campaign Nottingham, was one of the organisers of the event – set up through social media site Facebook.
He said: "All of their coverage in the Middle East has been totally biased and devoid of context. They talk about it like it is a contest of equals when the reality is Israel is the fourth-biggest military power in the world repeatedly attacking and oppressing Palestine."
The long-running conflict has claimed thousands of lives in attacks on both sides.
Read more at http://www.nottinghampost.com/Hundre...kWpP0wqlrq2.99
By Nottingham Post | Posted: July 18, 2014
By Rebecca Smith-Dawkins
Show of 'solidarity and unity': Protesters outside the BBC Radio Nottingham building in London Road
Protest: It was just one of many across the UK
HUNDREDS of protesters gathered in Nottingham to express their anger over the BBC's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The protest – the latest in a series of similar demonstrations held in cities across the UK – took place outside the BBC Radio Nottingham building, in London Road, yesterday .
Protesters believe that the broadcaster's coverage of the conflict is "biased" towards Israeli, and that it does not cover the true extent of the bombardment of Palestine's Gaza strip.
Steve Jansky, secretary of Palestine Solidarity Campaign Nottingham, was one of the organisers of the event – set up through social media site Facebook.
He said: "All of their coverage in the Middle East has been totally biased and devoid of context. They talk about it like it is a contest of equals when the reality is Israel is the fourth-biggest military power in the world repeatedly attacking and oppressing Palestine."
The long-running conflict has claimed thousands of lives in attacks on both sides.
Read more at http://www.nottinghampost.com/Hundre...kWpP0wqlrq2.99
