The scene at BBC Broadcasting House in London, after red paint was sprayed over the entrance, October 14, 2023
PALESTINE Action protesters drenched BBC buildings in red paint on Saturday morning over the media outlet’s coverage of Israeli war crimes.
The activists took aim at both the BBC’s London headquarters, New Broadcasting House, as well as the BBC Hanover Building in Liverpool which houses Radio Merseyside.
Writing on X, Palestine Action accused the BBC of “spreading the occupation’s lies and manufacturing consent for Israel’s war crimes,” adding that they have “Palestinian blood on their hands.”
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
GAVIN O’TOOLE recommends a methodical unmasking of the US media’s complicity in the Israeli genocide, that should be a template for what’s needed to bring Britain’s corporate media to book
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
