The BBC has refused to air the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for aid for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The broadcasters say it will compromise their impartiality. A respected politician, Tony Benn, says the BBC is bowing to pressure from the Israeli government. I think that the appeal for help has nothing to do with politics. The fact is, there are people dying, people without homes, without food, without water. Is that not enough on its own, regardless of the debate about why this is the case, to ask people who have money to donate some of it to help their fellow human beings in need?
Read the BBC's reasons here
Watch Tony Benn's response here
Find an article criticising the BBC's decision here
In an effort to counteract the effect of the BBC's refusal to air the appeal, here it is:
© Fiona L Cooper 2009
27 January 2009
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