By: swis

swis — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:01:41 +0000

Please refer to the links below to unravel the reason for BBC Director Mark Thompson’s decision of not allowing Gaza Charity Appeal. (A point to note is that Mark Thompson’s wife is an active jew)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/bbc-chief-holds-peace-talks-in-jerusalem-with-ariel-sharon-517400.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3724384.ece

Please make complaint to BBC for this decision at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complaints_stage1.shtml

By: loolt

loolt — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:48:22 +0000

to be a bit more constructive, here is a draft of feedback you can send to the BBC:

”
I am shocked and appalled that the BBC has refused to air a TV fundraising
appeal for Gaza, stating that the BBC wishes to ‘avoid compromising public
confidence in its impartiality’.

Please write to me immediately explaining why the BBC has refused to support
this appeal. The DEC is an umbrella organization representing a number of
aid agencies including ActionAid, the Red Cross, Cafod, Islamic Relief and
Save the Children. These organizations are not proposing to rebuild Gaza
(which should clearly be paid for by Israel) but to deliver urgent,
life-saving humanitarian aid. These organizations are apolitical and the
appeal is a response to humanitarian principles.

I fail to understand why the BBC is prepared to air appeals for humanitarian
crises in Burma and the Congo, but not Gaza. Why is delivering life saving
aid to Palestinians a political act and life saving aid to the Burmese an
apolitical act? In essence, the BBC appears to be stating that saving the
lives of Palestinians is political? This position is utterly shocking and
immoral.

I urge you to urgently reconsider your position before more lives are lost
and to write to me explaining why saving the lives of Palestinians is a
‘political’ act and saving the lives of other people in need is a
‘humanitarian’ act?
“

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