Informed and Honest Debate With Zionism Is Impossible
In any event it was a demonstration of how Zionism can cause the views of those able to unmask its propaganda lies to be suppressed by broadcasting institutions. On this particular occasion the power of veto was available to Zionism because of the BBC’s slavish and not-always-appropriate commitment to balance and impartiality – the notion that both sides of an argument must be presented. Indeed, they must, but not necessarily at the same programme moment in time. If BBC executives had had sufficient integrity and courage (less fear of offending Zionism), the World Tonight item, no doubt shortened, could have gone ahead with only me being questioned and challenged by the presenter, with an introductory statement to the effect that Alan Dershowitz had pulled out, and an end statement to the effect that a pro-Zionist response to the case I had made would be obtained and broadcast the following night (or whenever). If Zionism had then refused to provide somebody to rebut and rubbish the case I had made, the BBC could have said to Zionism: “Don’t accuse us of bias and impartiality. We tried our best but we were not prepared to give you the power of veto over content.” But that’s not the way the broadcasting game is played. If Zionism says to the broadcasters, “We won’t debate with A or B or C”, the broadcasters say “Okay, we won’t give A or B or C air time.”
It was against the background outlined above that I found myself wondering if the debate I was proposing (ANTI-SEMITISM RISING.WHY?) could be made to happen for television. As I have done with other programme ideas, I approached PressTV because it is the only network in the world with an international reach that is prepared to give air time to those who can expose Zionism’s version of history for the propaganda nonsense it mainly is. PressTV’s London bureau liked the idea very much and was prepared to provide the recording and production facilities on condition that it, my programme idea, could be executed in accordance with Ofcom’s rules. (Ofcom is the independent regulator for the UK communications industry). Those rules insist on “due impartiality”, a fair hearing for both sides of an argument. In theory that’s how it should and must be. In practice it’s a hell of a challenge if one side refuses to engage – opts to exercise its power of veto in the hope of suppressing debate. Unless I could persuade two Zionists to be on my panel of four, and unless my invited audience of 70 (the maximum number the recording studio could accommodate) included at least some Zionists or other supporters of Israel right or wrong, there would be no recording.
To cut a long story short, I did succeed in putting together a “balanced”, all-Jewish panel of four, two anti-Zionists and two Zionists. They were:
Professor Ilan Pappe, Israel’s leading “revisionist” historian, whose books include The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. He is much in demand around the world for lectures and debates. All of which explains why he is at the very top of Zionist’s official “S.H.I.T” List – S H I T standing for Self Hating Israeli Traitor.
Dr. Hajo Meyer, a Nazi holocaust survivor. He was born in Germany in 1924. At the age of 14 he fled on his own to the Netherlands to escape the Nazis. When they occupied the Netherlands, he served in the Jewish underground, was captured by the Gestapo and transported to Auschwitz. As I told the audience, I know of nobody else who can speak with more authority on the subject of anti-Semitism than Hajo. His books include An Ethical Tradition Betrayed, The End of Judaism.
Carol Gould, an American who has lived in the UK for many years. She’s worked in television on both network dramas and documentaries. She’s also an author. Her latest book is Don’t Tread On Me – Anti-Americanism Abroad. When I was trying to find two Zionists or other supporters of Israel right or wrong who would participate, Carol’s starting position was that she would not be seen alive or dead in the same room as Ilan Pappe. But she is her own person, not a Zionist lobby stooge, and she allowed me to persuade her to change her mind. She also suggested the fourth member of my panel.
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