News reports have announced that Channel 4 will air a documentary about the plight of medics in Gaza after the BBC last week announced that it would not show the film after concerns it may create "a perception of partiality that would not meet the high standards that the public rightly expect".

This really exposes the fraudulent character of the BBC. The online Cambridge dictionary defines "Impartiality" as: the fact of not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument: E.g. The state must ensure the independence and impartiality of the justice system.

But the film and footage of the work of and interviews in this and previous documentaries is about presenting people's views and experience whilst letting viewers draw their own conclusions from what they see. By not showing such film and footage, the BBC is exposing that it is not impartial nor independent from the outlook and will of the British government because it does support one "side" over the other; it supports Israel and the British government's support of and for Israel. And the "other side" are the Palestinian people and the people of Gaza. But they also don't want it known that the people around the world are watching what is being done with horror and the truth is that the world stands with Palestine and the Palestinian people. And the BBC cannot say that! Because of its embedded partiality it has to shut down, deny and suppress what is happening in Gaza.

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