UK women blast media bias toward Israel

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:44:35 GMT

Gazan women mourn over the loss of their loved one. Muslim and Jewish women in the UK have condemned mainstream media outlets for self-censorship in their coverage of Israeli conduct in Gaza.  British women, who gathered outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London on January 19, say the mass media refuses to air reports of women giving birth at checkpoints, the expulsions, thefts of land and resources and the imprisonment of children.  The protesters condemned the BBC, saying it propagates sketchy and biased news about the Gaza conflict.  "The BBC has not publicly complained that Israel is preventing their reporters from entering Gaza to witness the bombing and invasion firsthand. Neither does it report Jewish opposition to this Zionist slaughter of the innocents," the protesters said in a statement.  "We must spell out how, to justify the US/Israeli war against the people of the Middle East, the UK has launched a racist war against Muslims in Britain," the women added in their statement.  Organized by the Islamic Human Rights Commission and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, the Muslim and Jewish women held a vigil and spoke out about what they have had to undergo to preserve life and to resist occupation and genocide.  Israel waged war on the Gaza Strip on December 27 and managed to kill a total of 95 resistance fighters. Its major targets, however, were residential areas, mosques and medical centers.  While its operations led to the death of at least 1,100 civilians, many of them women and children, officials from various international bodies have confirmed that in spite of its superior firepower, Tel Aviv resorted to unconventional weapons and terror tactics.

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