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To the Editors of BBC:
I wish to register dissatisfaction at your October 29 article, “Fatah Vows to Fight On.”
(1) BBC writes:
“But correspondents say there are few signs that either side is ready to take a break from the violence and the chances of meaningful dialogue look increasingly distant.”
I respectfully submit that:
- Neither the Israeli government nor army has initiated any of the violence.
- Barak has said again and again that he wants the violence to end.
- Arafat has openly called for the violence to continue (as mentioned at the start of the article) despite commitments he made at Sharm el-Sheikh. Why, then, does the BBC blame both sides for the continuation of violence?
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(2) BBC writes:
“…at least 140 people have been killed… all but eight of them Arabs…”
I respectfully submit that:
- Virtually every Palestinian fatality has occurred during a violent attack on Israeli soldiers or civilians. These Palestinian attacks include the use of rocks, Molotov cocktails and often automatic weapons.
- Every Israeli fatality has occurred while defending himself or others, or has been a cold blooded murder. The accurate numbers paint, by omission of significant facts, a distorted picture of Israel as the aggressor.
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(3) BBC writes:
“…at a time of intense Palestinian frustration with poor progress in the peace process…”
I respectfully submit that:
- At Camp David, Barak made far-reaching concessions that surprised the whole world, including Israel.
- Arafat did not accept these concessions. Yet the BBC’s words, by implication, blame Israel for poor progress.
I believe that the BBC, especially as a public service organization, must try to be more impartial.
