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The Owen Jones Podcast

The BBC Smears Gaza Peace Activists

The Owen Jones Podcast

Owen Jones

Politics, Government, News & Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

After thousands took to the streets to oppose the horror being unleashed against Gaza, the BBC smeared us as Hamas supporters. This is dangerous - and shows how a British Establishment exposed for defending war crimes intends to treat those upholding human rights.

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0:00.0

This morning someone got in touch with me who wished to remain anonymous with a clip from BBC news about the protests which took place on Saturday across Britain against Israel's slaughter ongoing now in Gaza.

0:12.0

I can't believe the BBC said this he told me and when I watched the clip neither could I.

0:16.9

He'd recorded it on his mobile phone because I had no idea how to get around the BBC's anti-screen recording technology,

0:22.9

and this is someone called Sol Stanewworth

0:24.9

who does an invaluable service in recording TV clips.

0:27.9

Please do follow him, and he published it.

0:30.4

Just listen to this. Here in the UK, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited a Jewish school in London to underline his support for the community.

0:40.0

The visit followed several demonstrations across Britain, during which people

0:44.2

voiced their backing for Hamas, which many countries including the UK and US consider a

0:49.2

terrorist organisation.

0:51.0

Absolutely wild.

0:52.0

Wild scenes there from the BBC. Or is that that protest? I was at that

0:55.0

at that protest on Saturday.

0:56.0

I was at a march opposed to the murderous onslaught against Gaza,

0:59.0

which from the siege of water, food and electricity

1:02.0

to the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians with over a

1:04.5

thousand children alone reported killed constitutes a grave war crime, a war crime committed

1:10.8

with the direct complicity of our governments.

1:14.0

Now I saw countless banners opposing the war and war crimes.

1:17.2

I met numerous Jewish activists for peace.

1:20.6

I saw nothing, zero zilch supporting Hamas and I went up and down the length of that

1:26.4

demonstration. I'd also note the police were present throughout the protest, clearly scouring

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