BBC Staff Divided Over Call to Wear Palestinian Flag Colors and Keffiyeh

[RuamRudy]

7 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   I was saying that Palestinian supporters should be allowed and encouraged to show their alliance , wear badges to confirm which side they support . 

   That would be wearing badges to show their opinion on a matter , you likened that to Jews being forced to wear identification based on their Religion in Nazi Germany . 

   There's a big difference from being forced to wear badges because of your religion and wearing badges to show your opinion on a matter .

  This thread is about people being asked to show their support for Palestine by the T.U.C.

   Why not liken the T.U.C's request  to the Nazis ?

 

OK so you have added the word "allowed" to your proposal. I think they are already allowed to wear badges etc, so your post was redundant. Unless, of course, "allowed" wasn't actually omitted by accident. 

[RuamRudy]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

No problem...........here it is again for you............

 

 

If you can give it then learn to take it. 

 

Your gaslighting is getting boring now. 

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Your gaslighting is getting boring now. 

You asked for an explanation, you got one. Still waiting for you to reply on all the other media outlets muck spreading? 

[connda]

On 11/28/2024 at 3:04 AM, Social Media said:

A workplace initiative urging BBC staff to wear the colors of the Palestinian flag and keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestine

Good.  I wish them success in their protests.

[Bkk Brian]

The BBC couldn't hide this one after their own staff made it official. This was back in August. 

 

TV industry letter accuses BBC of antisemitism

More than 200 people from the TV and film industry have signed a letter to the BBC board calling for an urgent investigation into what it called "systemic problems of antisemitism and bias" at the corporation.

The letter said "208 BBC staff, contractors, suppliers and contributors from across the television and film industries, the majority of whom are Jewish" were in "anguish and disbelief" that complaints about coverage and social media posts during the Israel-Gaza war had not been dealt with.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg4yvl4nnxo

[Nick Carter icp]

26 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

OK so you have added the word "allowed" to your proposal. I think they are already allowed to wear badges etc, so your post was redundant. Unless, of course, "allowed" wasn't actually omitted by accident. 

 

   Persons who should be neutral in the conflict, people who shouldn't be biased : Journalists , U.N agencies , Aid workers , volunteers in Gaza , Reporters. 

   If those guys are biased to one side , then that biasedness should be stated , If a reporter is pro Palestinian , then it should be stated .

   That's not the same as forcing all Jews to wear yellow badges in Nazi Germany just before they were all killed en masse 

[sungod]

20 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

It affects the BBC staff and the BBC impartiality rules. The fact its not a direct BBC proposal has no bearing on the rules that are in place.

 Stop talking common sense please Brian

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

BBC mum on union calls for staff to stand with ‘Palestine’

 

"The BBC is maintaining apparent neutrality on a call by a journalists’ union to its members, including BBC employees, to show up at work Thursday wearing items that express solidarity with the Palestinian national cause."

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/bbc-mum-on-union-calls-for-staff-to-stand-with-palestine/article_2d213158-d962-5731-b77b-cfd2ceef5914.html

 

Does anyone know if any BBC journalists appeared on air wearing Palestinian colors or a keffiyeh?  How about the other 5.5 million TUC members in 47 unions besides the NUJ?  Any real response to the TUC call for solidarity with Palestine?

Better to not make up things. It was not a call for solidarity with Palestine.

"The TUC has called for a permanent ceasefire, the cessation of violence in Gaza and release of all hostages".

[Callmeishmael]

IMHO it would be highly inappropriate for any newscaster to publicly display any political bias.  News should be factual and impartial.

 

Those of you old enough to remember Walter Cronkite will probably remember that he never gave a clue as to his own political preferences.

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

Better to not make up things. It was not a call for solidarity with Palestine.

"The TUC has called for a permanent ceasefire, the cessation of violence in Gaza and release of all hostages".

Making things up? The TUC themselves state that.

 

Solidarity with Palestine

The TUC has long-standing policy that supports Palestinian rights by calling for an end to the illegal occupation, the blockade of Gaza, settlement expansion, construction of the wall/separation barrier, and condemns the discriminatory Nation State Law, cuts to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), and the Peace to Prosperity Plan under former US President Trump.

https://www.tuc.org.uk/campaigns/solidarity-palestine

[connda]

1 hour ago, Callmeishmael said:

IMHO it would be highly inappropriate for any newscaster to publicly display any political bias.  News should be factual and impartial.

 

That ended 25+ years ago.  There hasn't been "unbiased" reporting since Huntley-Brinkley Report and Walter Cronkite. MSM is biased to the far-Left with the exception of Fox which is bias to the right.  Ain't nobody but Independent Alternative media which is even attempting to be unbiased.

[thaibeachlovers]

22 hours ago, biggles45 said:

For many years I have been an avid watcher of Aljazeera news. Since the Oct 7 massacre and the retaliation by Israel against Hamas in Gaza, I have seen a definite pro Palestine anti Israel bias in their reporting and comments. I have stopped watching now 

No more than the bias by western media against the Palestinians. Actually they usually just let the images of destruction do the talking for them.

 

They certainly show the truth of the situation in Gaza, which western media would rather remain unseen, IMO.

 

BTW, you do realise that Al Jazeera is a channel run by Arabs, don't you? Do you expect them to be pro israel?

[connda]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

The BBC couldn't hide this one after their own staff made it official. This was back in August. 

 

TV industry letter accuses BBC of antisemitism

More than 200 people from the TV and film industry have signed a letter to the BBC board calling for an urgent investigation into what it called "systemic problems of antisemitism and bias" at the corporation.

The letter said "208 BBC staff, contractors, suppliers and contributors from across the television and film industries, the majority of whom are Jewish" were in "anguish and disbelief" that complaints about coverage and social media posts during the Israel-Gaza war had not been dealt with.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg4yvl4nnxo

"Antisemitiism" is a completely weaponize term now.  It's been so overused as to have lost all meaning.

If you criticize events in the US, does that make you "anti-American?"
If you criticize events in the UK, does that make you "anti-British?"
The answer is no.
But criticize Israel and we're told it's "antisemitic." That's why the term has lost meaning.  Israel is just another country like the other 193 countries on this planet and every country is subject to criticism of their policies.  It's not special. And Israel has some major domestic and international problems. 

[Bkk Brian]

9 minutes ago, connda said:

"Antisemitiism" is a completely weaponize term now.  It's been so overused as to have lost all meaning.

If you criticize events in the US, does that make you "anti-American?"
If you criticize events in the UK, does that make you "anti-British?"
The answer is no.
But criticize Israel and we're told it's "antisemitic." That's why the term has lost meaning.  Israel is just another country like the other 193 countries on this planet and every country is subject to criticism of their policies.  It's not special. And Israel has some major domestic and international problems. 

Tell that to over 200 Jews who wrote the letter complaining to the BBC and its bias or if you prefer carry on making things up that have nothing to do with my post and the complaint

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, connda said:

But criticize Israel and we're told it's "antisemitic." 

 

  That isn't true though , you  aren't told that you are anti semitic if you criticise Israel though   

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An off topic troll post making unsubstaniated claims has been removed @connda

 

BBC Staff Divided Over Call to Wear Palestinian Flag Colors and Keffiyeh

[Evil Penevil]

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Better to not make up things. It was not a call for solidarity with Palestine.

"The TUC has called for a permanent ceasefire, the cessation of violence in Gaza and release of all hostages".

 

I'm certainly not making anything up.  On the TUC Web site page about the  "Workplace Day of Action for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, TUC ,"  General Secretary Paul Nowak said: [my bold text] “Today is about showing solidarity in the workplace with the horrendous situation in Gaza. "     https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-and-unions-support-workplace-day-action-immediate-ceasefire-gaza

 

This is a screen shot about the same event from another page on the TUC site.  The word solidarity is used four times.

 

https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-and-unions-support-workplace-day-action-immediate-ceasefire-gaza

 

There's a section of the TUC Web site called "Solidarity with Palestine."  https://www.tuc.org.uk/campaigns/solidarity-palestine

 

And to top it all off, the praragraph I (and you) quoted says [my bold]:  

 

5 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

BBC mum on union calls for staff to stand with ‘Palestine’

 

"The BBC is maintaining apparent neutrality on a call by a journalists’ union to its members, including BBC employees, to show up at work Thursday wearing items that express solidarity with the Palestinian national cause."

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/bbc-mum-on-union-calls-for-staff-to-stand-with-palestine/article_2d213158-d962-5731-b77b-cfd2ceef5914.html

 

Do you still claim that I am "making things up?"

[stevenl]

5 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

 

I'm certainly not making anything up.  On the TUC Web site page about the  "Workplace Day of Action for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, TUC ,"  General Secretary Paul Nowak said: [my bold text] “Today is about showing solidarity in the workplace with the horrendous situation in Gaza. "     https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-and-unions-support-workplace-day-action-immediate-ceasefire-gaza

 

This is a screen shot about the same event from another page on the TUC site.  The word solidarity is used four times.

 

https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-and-unions-support-workplace-day-action-immediate-ceasefire-gaza

 

There's a section of the TUC Web site called "Solidarity with Palestine."  https://www.tuc.org.uk/campaigns/solidarity-palestine

 

And to top it all off, the praragraph I (and you) quoted says [my bold]:  

 

 

Do you still claim that I am "making things up?"

Yes, you are.

Your quote is not what the TUC is saying.

[Nick Carter icp]

10 hours ago, stevenl said:

Better to not make up things. It was not a call for solidarity with Palestine.

"The TUC has called for a permanent ceasefire, the cessation of violence in Gaza and release of all hostages".

 

   That is just what they said .

Why didn't they follow up their talk with similar action ?

Why didn't they suggest people wear neutral colours ?

The T.U.C wanted people to show support for the Palestinian cause by wearing Palestine  colours and they added a bit about hostages being released , just trying to appearing to be neutral .

   Why not wear  badge showing the hostages being held or Israel's colours  ?

 

[Bkk Brian]

11 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Yes, you are.

Your quote is not what the TUC is saying.

Yes they are:

 

[herfiehandbag]

There are some 5.5 million Trades Union Members in the UK. 

 

I presume they are all fully on side with the brotherhood wading in to take sides in this?

 

I must confess that I somehow missed reports when they were consulted or (silly I know) balloted on the matter!

[NanLaew]

On 11/28/2024 at 11:46 AM, Tailwagsdog said:

How can you be a fact reporting news organisation with such bias. It's really the Department of Left Wing  Propaganda.

No more respect to the BBC.

 

It's the TUC that's asking union members employed by the BBC to dress up for Hamas at work, not the BBC.

 

Hopr this helps.

[NanLaew]

On 11/28/2024 at 1:13 PM, Chomper Higgot said:

Desperate stuff from the Telegraph.

 

It was initially reported in The Times.

 

Now, pay attention!

[NanLaew]

On 11/28/2024 at 1:51 PM, Chomper Higgot said:

I expect they might have employees who are offended by others showing solidarity with Palestinians, but in the meantime precisely which impartiality rules have been broken and how?

 

None. Because the BBC, quite rightly, are not saying  dicky bird as it is up to the employees who are TUC or NUK members to do what they've been told, or otherwise.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

 

None. Because the BBC, quite rightly, are not saying  dicky bird as it is up to the employees who are TUC or NUK members to do what they've been told, or otherwise.

‘Told’?

[Evil Penevil]

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Yes, you are.

Your quote is not what the TUC is saying.

 

Are you trying to play game swith the definition of "call''  or "solidarity?"  In any case, I wasn't making anything up.  If the quote I included had been wrong (and it wasn't), then the journalist who wrote the article would have been the one making things up, not me.  If you're convinced the TUC did not call for solidarity with Palestine, you could chide  me for falling for and quoting false information,  but I didn't make up that information myself by any stretch of the imagination.

 

To get back to the facts:  In several pages on its Web site, the TUC explicitly calls for solidarity with Palestine.  Due to board rules, I didn't post the entire text of the TUC's Nov. 28 announcement.  The first two sentences read  (my bold):  "The TUC and unions are today (Thursday) uniting to support a workplace day of action to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.  This initiative is a response to the urgent appeal from Palestinian workers for global solidarity." 

 

One of the specific suggestions was:  "Wearing red, green, black, or a Palestinian keffiyeh to show solidarity, with photos shared on social media."  https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-and-unions-support-workplace-day-action-immediate-ceasefire-gaza

 

The above sentences are amplified by the rest of the release,  especially the previously quoted statement by TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak on "showing solidarity."  What sort of mental gymnastics do you have to perform to believe the TUC wasn't calling for solidarity with Palestine?

[chickenslegs]

IMO the TUC has no business sticking their nose into international affairs. Trades unions exist to seek the best wages and conditions for their members.

 

The BBC is supposed to be an impartial broadcaster of news and affairs, regardless of race or religion.

 

How would people react if the Police Federation (representing the rank and file of UK coppers) encouraged their members to wear Israeli or Palestinian flags on their uniforms?