British journalists vote to boycott Israeli goods

…. further cementing their reputations as agenda-driven anti-Israel propagandists.

Hat tip to Tom Gross, who has more.

In related news on biased journalism in Britain, read this fascinating interview writer/blogger Ed Driscoll did with former BBC personality Robin Aitken, who Driscoll compares to the US’ Bernard Goldberg (formerly of CBS) who broke the lid on liberal bias in the media back in the late 90s with a column that appeared in the Wall Street Journal and later, a best-selling book titled, appropriately, Bias.

Aitken shares a similar view of liberal media bias in Britain as it filters through the BBC as Goldberg did with CBS and other news outlets. Aitken has recently published a similar book related to bias at the BBC titled Can We Trust The BBC?

The answer, as we all know, is no, and it didn’t take an admission of bias from the BBC in order to know it, either. All the same, Aitken’s book should be an eye-opener and one you should add to your reading list if you’re as interested in media bias and its ability to shape and influence the opinions of the masses.

Related/Flashback:

Add one more to a long line of admissions on liberal media bias

8 Responses to "British journalists vote to boycott Israeli goods"

camojack says:

April 15, 2007 at 1:29 am

Oy vey…
NC Cop says:

April 15, 2007 at 5:04 pm

To protest the Israeli war in Lebanon last year?!?!?

Are you kidding me?!?!

I seem to recall that war was started when Hezbollah attacked and killed Israeli soldiers and then kidnapped one, yet it’s Israel’s fault? What have they done to protest the terrorists action? What about the journalists in Lebanon who were led, by gun toting thugs, and told which scenes to shoot? They don’t have a problem with that either? Absolutely disgusting.

That’s ok, journalists, there was a guy who blamed all the worlds ills on the Jews a few decades ago…..things didn’t work out to well for him.
Eric Jacobson says:

April 16, 2007 at 7:42 am

Sis:

You have to understand that anti-Semitism (and pro-Arab sentiment) is rife amongst the Left here–worse even than in the States.

I’ve hung an Israeli flag (regulation 3′ x 5′) behind my desk, next to my lovely Stars and Stripes, just to piss off my co-workers.

I’m thinking of putting up a banner, too: ‘Israel: The Promised Land!’

Think that’s going too far?
Kidman says:

April 18, 2007 at 1:21 pm

In responce to NC Cop:

You don’t seem to recall much do you buddy? Hezbollah did not start the war, they never intended for war. If anything, Israel should have been attacked long before Hezbollah finally acted in response to all the terrorist activities Israel has done.

Lets see, Israel still has many Lebanese CIVILIANS that they kidnapped from inside of Lebanon, not soldiers of war or militia. INNOCENT PEOPLE, some who have been in the Israeli Prinsons for over 25 years!! Now, after all this time, of Hezbollah constantly coming at Israel asking for their release, told Israel they will take action if they are not released. (4 months before the soldiers were taken. Still, Israel did not do anything and brushed it aside, and that is when Hezbollah took the 2 soldiers. Hezbollah kept them safe and just used them as a barginning tool so they can get their civilians back, and also wanted the realese of around 1,000 INNOCENT palestinians who are suffering torture in Israeli jails today, 300 or so which are children!!! And you think Israel are good people and Hezbollah are bad… Israel, who killed over 1,000 innocent people and barely killed any Hezbollah in a war against Hezbollah. Then, Hezbollah who was forced into war to protect it’s people, who couldn’t do much because Israel fought like cowards and would just fly planes and bomb innocent targets, and still were able to target Israel military strong points and barely killed civilians, all by using rockets with no navigation.

Hezbollah are only considered terrorists to U.S and Britian, and a couple of U.S pets, but to the rest of the world (not just the middle east either) they are not considered terrorists and are respected for defending their country.

Israeli Zionists (not the true jews) are trying to turn Israel into a racist state, and have been doing a good job at it by killing anybody that isn’t of jewish blood, even if it is a child.

Do more research before you post next time, and don’t believe the media when they tell you that all arabs are bad, and Israel is doing the right thing in every action it takes. READ AND LEARN BUDDY…

Also, i highly recommend the videos made by Yahoo Journalist and photographer Kevin Sites. He will show you both sides and you make your decision from there who is wrong and who is in the right.

Peace, and wish God’s blessings on all of you,
Kidman
Severian says:

April 18, 2007 at 2:31 pm

Israel is a racist state? Gee, that must be why they let their Arabs vote, hold public office, own property, just like they let Jews do in Jordan and Egypt and Saudi Arabia. What, they don’t allow Jews to do all this in Arab countries?!?! How can that be? Only the filthy Jooooos are racist, Kidman says so!
PCD says:

April 18, 2007 at 2:58 pm

Kidman, Your mind is as closed as Fort Knox. You try to deflect your bias against the Jews, but I’ve heard this before from Skinheads and the Metzgers in SoCal. No, I’m not going to bother reading your “Palestinian Life” magazines. I’ve seen the Hamas website that tried to solicit children for martyrdom. You can’ take your Islamofascist’s hate and choke on it.
TedintheShed says:

April 18, 2007 at 5:27 pm

“Hezbollah are only considered terrorists to U.S and Britian, and a couple of U.S pets, but to the rest of the world (not just the middle east either) they are not considered terrorists and are respected for defending their country.”

That’s not entirely accurate.

That said, I think anyone who doesn’t recognize the atrocities commied by both Israel and groups related to or supporting Palestine, Hezbollah, etc. are pretty one sided. Both sides of this conflict are equally responsible at this point for the deaths and violence that happens there.
Great White Rat says:

April 18, 2007 at 5:48 pm

Oooh….a new troll!!! Mind if I take a turn tossing this squeaky toy around??

Kidman starts out buying a first-class ticket to an alternate universe:
Hezbollah did not start the war, they never intended for war.

So that’s why they’ve been launching rocket attacks against Israeli civilians for the past 25 years or so. Tell us, on your planet are rocket attacks a sign of peaceful intentions?

Reaching deeper into his bag of delusions, he comes up with this:

Lets see, Israel still has many Lebanese CIVILIANS that they kidnapped from inside of Lebanon, not soldiers of war or militia. INNOCENT PEOPLE, some who have been in the Israeli Prinsons for over 25 years!!

And of course you provide nothing to back this statement up. And here’s a quick memo: the people you claim are innocent were all caught and jailed for terrorist acts. You know…harmless little frolics like blowing up pizzerias, murdering mothers and babies in their homes. The sort of thing you apparently shrug off. When you condone that sort of hateful thuggery, do you have any idea how asinine it is for you to sign off invoking “God’s blessings?”.

Displaying either extremely limited command of the dictionary or the sickness of a genuine Chomskyite, Kidman persists:
Hezbollah who was forced into war to protect it’s people, who couldn’t do much because Israel fought like cowards and would just fly planes and bomb innocent targets,

Well, no. First of all, who made the people of Lebanon ‘Hezbollah’s people’? They’re an Iranian financed and organized terror group. Second, you have a bizzare concept of words like ‘protect’ and ‘coward’. See, when a solider protects the civilians, he stands between them and the enemy attacking them. That’s what the IDF does. For Hezbollah to get at Israeli civilians, they have to get past the IDF first. That’s how all civilized armed forces operate. We do the same, as do the British, Australians – heck, even the French understand that. Got the concept? Go back and read it slowly if it’s difficult. We’ll wait.

OK, now let’s compare that to Hezbollah. Their idea of ‘protecting’ civilians is to refuse to let them leave the battle zone and hide behind them. Got the difference? And there’s another word for hiding behind the civilians: cowardice.

Now Kidman’s fully foaming at the mouth:

Israeli Zionists (not the true jews) are trying to turn Israel into a racist state,

See Severian’s comment at 2:31pm. Now name me one Arab country that allows Jews, or in most cases even Christians, the same rights Israeli Arabs have, and which Sev correctly listed.

You might consider taking your anti-Semitic screeds to some other boards where hating the Jooooos is more fashionable. PCD’s right. It’s not going to sell here.

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