Gaza and the West
NOVANEWS
“Mad dog” Western leaders bent on perpetuating Balfour’s betrayal
By Stuart Littlewood
Stuart Littlewood comments on the cowardice of the British “Establishment”, from the BBC to the government, who fear and obey supporters of Israeli human rights abuse. He argues that these Israel lobbyists have grown so arrogant that they “are lecturing us about what we should and should not say”.
A few evenings ago the BBC World Service broadcast a discussion featuring three people from Gaza and three from the town of Sderot on the Israeli side of the border.
If the programme hoped to bring about a meeting of minds, it fell a long way short. To start with, the BBC failed to set the scene or put the discussion into proper context. The Israeli team argued that the Gazans were given the chance t...