To describe those Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces as having been killed in fighting with Israeli troops was inaccurate, misleading, and offensive. One of them, for example, was unarmed and mentally disabled. Another was an unarmed 15-year-old boy shot dead with live ammunition. For the BBC to write that five were killed in fighting with Israeli troops clearly gave the impression that those killed were engaged in armed combat with Israeli soldiers, when in fact they were unarmed civilians shot dead in circumstances that could well constitute war crimes. That same day, I made a complaint, along the lines of the above. The BBCs initial reply, which came a week later, was disturbing. Seemingly a generic, copy and paste job, the response ignored the specifics of my complaint, and instead offered reassurances that the reporting on Palestine/Israel had been fair and impartial.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:48:03 +0000
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