More than half of Britons say Israel committing war crimes in Gaza: Poll
The survey, commissioned by Action for Humanity and conducted by the YouGov pollster, found that more than half of Britons across the political spectrum believe that Israel’s actions in the war on Gaza constitute war crimes.
The figure comes up to three in five among supporters of the Labour Party, which currently holds power in the United Kingdom, the poll found.
Some 76 percent of Labour voters also continue to back an end to arms transfers to Israel, it showed. Meanwhile, the total number of Britons that would oppose a ban is lower than one in five, compared with three in five that would support one.
“The majority of people rightly feel the government are not doing enough to stop war crimes from happening. The overwhelming majority of the public demands that the UK government immediately cease all arms transfers to Israel, not just 10%, and take all actions to bring about a sustainable ceasefire,” said Charles Lawley, the director of communications and advocacy at Action for Humanity.
“We believe that, unless the UK government stops ignoring the public, they will at best be impotent in the atrocities being committed in Gaza and Lebanon [and] at worst be complicit in them,” he added.
Over 100 staff accuse BBC of bias in coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/2/over-100-staff-accuse-bbc-of-bias-in-its-coverage-of-israels-war-in-gaza
The BBC has been accused by more than 100 of its staff of giving Israel favourable coverage in its reporting of the war on Gaza and criticised its lack of “accurate evidence-based journalism”.
A letter sent to the broadcaster’s director general, Tim Davie, and CEO Deborah Turness on Friday said: “Basic journalistic tenets have been lacking when it comes to holding Israel to account for its actions.”
First reported by The Independent newspaper on Friday, the signatories included more than 100 anonymous BBC staff and some 200 from the media industry, as well as historians, actors, academics and politicians.
"The consequences of inadequate coverage are significant. Every television report, article and radio interview that has failed to robustly challenge Israeli claims has systematically dehumanised Palestinians,” the letter said.
