The BBC has refused to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, leaving aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 aid charities, launched its appealtoday saying the devastation in Gaza was "so huge that British aid agencies were compelled to act".
But the BBC made a rare breach of an agreement dating back to 1963 when it announced it would not give free airtime to the appeal. Other broadcasters then followed suit. Previously, broadcasters have agreed on the video and script to be used with the DEC, with each station choosing a presenter to front the appeal, shown after primetime news bulletins.
The BBC said it was not the first time broadcasters had refused to show a DEC appeal.
The corporation said it had been concerned about the difficulties of getting aid through to victims in a volatile situation. The BBC, which has faced criticism in the past over alleged bias in its coverage of the Middle East, said it did not want to risk public confidence in its impartiality.
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What on earth does this have to do with impartiality??!!
Gaza has been devatstated. Many are homeless, without shelter, without medical care, without electricity, without food, without. They need.
Impartiality
Wha.... huh..... ???
(insert sound of jaw hitting the ground)
It must be the most discriminatory, racist thing I have seen in many years.
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