One sided BBC reporting

[daveparry]

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

[scenario8]

The BBC is often criticised in these fora for a perceived anti-Israel stance. News24 has been covering the returning heroes in Gaza quite a lot, too, from what I have seen.

[thinfourth2]

Wait a minute

The left leaning guardian reading scum at the BBC are not saying how evil israel is

[0a]

The Americans criticise the BBC for being anti Israeli, however I'm not sure how true this is.

They did however point out on r5 earlier that the Israelis consider 1000:1 an acceptable ratio for prisoners, regarding life one might make similar assumptions I guess.

[Pesty]

daveparry said:

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

Really? was quite the opposite on radio 4 today I thought.

Might have something to do with the fact the 1000 palestiians are mostly convicted murderers

[MadMullah]

i think the fact that so many of the released prisoners were convicted of terrorism charges hence there isnt much lauding goin on from that side on the bbc

plus this is a fair neutral happy ending story rather than the usual stuff

[Fittster]

Pesty said:

Might have something to do with the fact the 1000 palestiians are mostly convicted murderers

Convicted by whom?

[Terzo123]

Somebody else thinks the BBC is biased

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

[Derek Smith]

0a said:

They did however point out on r5 earlier that the Israelis consider 1000:1 an acceptable ratio for prisoners, regarding life one might make similar assumptions I guess.

The ratio of 1000 : 1 has been forced on Israel by the Palestinians. The suggestion that this is something Israel is happy with is way of the mark.

[Hackney]

Derek Smith said:

0a said:

They did however point out on r5 earlier that the Israelis consider 1000:1 an acceptable ratio for prisoners, regarding life one might make similar assumptions I guess.

The ratio of 1000 : 1 has been forced on Israel by the Palestinians. The suggestion that this is something Israel is happy with is way of the mark.

My heart bleeds for them.

[Heliosphan]

Fittster said:

Convicted by whom?

Israel.

I expect that you're now going to tell us that the vast majority were wrongfully imprisoned and have had their human rights violated by the evil Zionists.

[princealbert23]

Heliosphan said:

Fittster said:

Convicted by whom?

Israel.

I expect that you're now going to tell us that the vast majority were wrongfully imprisoned and have had their human rights violated by the evil Zionists.

+1

[Wills2]

IMHO they are all as mad as lorries over there each is aften as bad as the other. Nasty stuff done on both sides.

The BBC should not take sides they should report the news, not give their opinion on the news which is often the case these days.

[Victor McDade]

daveparry said:

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

He's a hero because he was a conscripted soldier. He did not have a choice but do the job he did and for that, he was kidnapped. The Palestinians in question here all chose their path and it was one of criminality and terrorism.

[enioldjoe]

Fittster said:

Pesty said:

Might have something to do with the fact the 1000 palestiians are mostly convicted murderers

Convicted by whom?

Justice.

[Eric Mc]

0a said:

The Americans criticise the BBC for being anti Israeli, however I'm not sure how true this is.

They did however point out on r5 earlier that the Israelis consider 1000:1 an acceptable ratio for prisoners, regarding life one might make similar assumptions I guess.

If you manage to uspet both sides in an argument, it shows you are doing something right.

[Mr Dave]

daveparry said:

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

The international red cross/red crescent were allowed access to the Palestinain prisoners in accordance with international law.

Did the Palestinains who held this man for 5 years let the IRC have access to him? No.

[Jimbeaux]

daveparry said:

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

They were shown plenty over here. It appears most of the 1,000 are known murderers and assorted career criminals so they will be right back into the mix shortly.

[Zod]

daveparry said:

Seems the BBC comes down on the side of Isreal in the handover of hostages, how come the Isreali prisoner is lauded as a returning hero but the Palestinians hardly get a word!

You think the BBC is biased in favour of Israel?

[davebeast]

All this pfaff about "opening negotiations" with Gaza/Palestein/Hezbollah about peace between them and Israel is bullcrap.

They won't be satisfied until Israel and the Jews and Christians are gone. It's Jihad, a holy war, and there is no "peace process" there is no middle ground, or compromise. The media tippy toes around this fact, but doesn't want to be next in the firing line (literally)

As for Gazan hardship http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/arc...