BBC CENSORS PALESTINE SOLIDARITY AT BAFTA
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BBC CENSORS PALESTINE SOLIDARITY AT BAFTA
On Sunday, 16 February, award-winning filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. took the stage in London to accept his BAFTA Award. His speech was a powerful tribute to the oppressed, migrants, and those "experiencing genocide." He concluded with a dedication that resonated globally: "For Nigeria, for London, the Congo, Sudan, free Palestine."
However, viewers watching the broadcast on BBC One did not hear those final two words. While the BBC broadcasts the BAFTAs with a significant time delay, the decision to cut "free Palestine" was a deliberate editorial decision. It was a calculated removal of a political statement by a channel that’s been criticised for its pro-Israel coverage of the g*nocide in Gaza.
The decision becomes even more glaring when compared to what the BBC did allow to air. During the same delayed broadcast, John Davidson, a Tourette's syndrome campaigner, loudly yelled the N-word at actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they presented an award. Despite ample opportunity to edit out this racial slur, the BBC broadcast it uncut.
This double standard regarding Palestine is not an isolated incident, as recently evident by the BBC's treatment of its own documentary, "Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone". The film told the story of life in Gaza through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy. Following political pressure, the BBC not only pulled the documentary but issued a full apology. As one commentator noted, this was seen as "silencing the voices of Gaza's children."
posted by Satish Sharma at
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