BBC Refuses to Remove Anti-Semitic Posting
The Jerusalem Post reports:
The BBC is refusing to remove a provocative and anti-Semitic message posted on one of its message boards despite a barrage of complaints.
The message was posted on the BBC Radio Web site message board following a discussion about a television program on anti-Semitism that screened on the UK’s Channel Four network last week.
The offensive message, left by someone using the alias “Iron Naz,” reads: “Zionism is a racist ideology where jews [sic] are given supremacy over all other races and faiths. This is found in the Talmud. There is a law called Baba Mezia which allows jews to lie as long as its to non-jews. Many pro jewish supporters will cringe at this being exposed because they know it exists, yet they keep quiet about it, hey frip, jla and co [the aliases of other people taking part in the discussion]. The Law of Baba Mezia!! Tsk tsk tsk! It’s in the Talmud.” . . .
The BBC obviously no longer recognizes anti-Semitism even when it slaps it in the face,” said Mark Gardiner, head of communications at the Community Security Trust (CST), an organization that ensures the safety and security of the Jewish community and monitors anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. “The BBC is a public body, funded by the British tax payer. It has legal obligations and we will pursue them.”
Gardiner added: “It is bad enough that it is up to readers to police what the BBC publish on their own Web sites, but it is far sadder that this public body should actively refuse to remove the filth, and give no explanation for their actions – or perhaps the BBC agree with the essential element of the posting, that Zionism is a racist ideology where Jews are given supremacy over all other races and faiths.”
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