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Open letter accuses BBC board member of having a conflict of interest on Gaza

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523 points mhga | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 02:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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epja ◴[08 Jul 25 03:01 UTC] No.44496563[source]▶
It's worth noting the BBC has also been accused of an anti-Israel bias including but not limited to airing a documentary produced by a Hamas linked individuals[1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07zz5937llo

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prisenco ◴[08 Jul 25 03:34 UTC] No.44496782[source]▶
Bob Vylan said "death to the IDF." He didn't call for the death of Israelis. It's the difference between saying "death to the RMP" in Ireland during the troubles versus calling for the deaths of British people themselves.

You can disagree with Mr. Vylan or that the BBC should have cut the broadcast but let's not misrepresent the situation.

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1. thomassmith65 ◴[08 Jul 25 04:02 UTC] No.44496965{3}[source]▶
It's true the phrase, as he uttered it, is ambiguous.

Amusingly, he probably didn't intend for it to be ambiguous, since on a previous occasion he chose the wording "death to every single IDF soldier out there"

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0702/1521558-uk-police...