There was no excuse for the BBC to follow Israel in treating the head of UNRWA as though he is aligned with terrorism. This kind of craven journalism just makes Israel's job of genocide easier
Ever read anything by Melanie Phillips? She may not be as important or influential as the BBC's or the Guardian's journalists but she's as dishonest as hell and probably insane. She needs to be exposed and brought down and lose her job with the Times.
We shouldn't pretend that it was Bowen’s choice to attach such a disgraceful disclaimer to his interview. We all understand that he is under enormous pressure, both from within the BBC and outside.
That's OK then Bowen keeps his job, and Israel keeps on butchering Palestinians,the BBC stays okay doke with the political empire managers. Everyone is happy except the hapless inhabitants of Gaza. Disgusting!!
No, but it's important to remember that getting rid of Jeremy Bowen just means another Jeremy Bowen, or worse, will take his place. We have to keep focused on the structures, not the individuals.
Fortunately, the influence of the BBC is in serious decline. Amongst young people in the UK it is an irrelevance. In South Africa, where I have been until recently, it is an object of contempt - along with most msm. Ultimately, it doesn't matter what the likes of Bowen have to say:the sands are shifting and writers of integrity, like yourself, are a big part of that. Which, incident, is why they are trying to silence such voices.
Bowen and his ilk have turned journalism into a dishonorable profession. The BBC is a tool of disinformation and psyops. British people should refuse to pay for their own indoctrination and boycott the payments to the bbc. Can someone start a petition??
It's quite incredible that many countries in the West chose to stop funding UNRWA for a period last year on clearly spurious claims by Isreal. When is the world going to stand up to Israel and its propaganda network? Thank you Jonathan for your tireless work in bringing these atrocities and our countries complicity to light.
Thank you, Mr. Cook, for taking the time, having the energy and persistancy to go after these disgusting bastards the way you do. What is going on in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, southern Syria and Lebanon is only the start.
Any idiot should now be able to figure out that we are next!
I've been reading your posts for a couple of years now and can honestly say that today is the first time I've read something that pissed me off.
Wtf is " Bowen is under pressure" about? FFS, the man's on a quarter of a million salary and isn't trapped in Gaza, wtf has he got to worry about? Seriously. I live in a fucking caravan without water or electric and every time I feel sorry for myself, I give myself a shake and remember how blessed I am to be safe and have food. I have no sympathy for this kind of refusal to stand up and be counted, it's been nineteen months, ffs.
The worst thing that could happen to him if he refused to go along is that he might get sacked, though let's face it, that's extremely unlikely and the union would have his back. So he might have to sell up and move, yeah, boo hoo, join the club. At least he's got a fuck ton of assets behind him, unlike many of us.
I'm over feeling sorry for people with privilege being reluctant to make do with a bit less. If you aren't doing everything you can to stop the mass murder of civilians, mostly children, then you can fuck right off as far as I'm concerned.
The point isn't to garner sympathy for him. It's to stress that the problem is structural not individual. Remove Jeremy Bowen and another Jeremy Bowen will take his place.
I would have thought that it was a given that it's structural and obviously, someone would take his place, but isn't non collaboration the point? Otherwise we might as well be that American guy who went viral saying “if I don't steal your house, someone else will”.
Instead of saying “Raffi Berg won't let us”, grow a fucking spine and refuse to be part of whitewashing genocide. That's especially true for those at the top of the heap, imo. It doesn't matter if there's someone waiting to step into his shoes, what matters is behaving ethically.
I thought “just obeying orders” was also supposed to not ever happen again.
Jonathan, I am amazed at your intestinal fortitude covering such media filth as Jeremy Bowen, who fully well knows better given his long experience, and knows he has sold out. And what about Lise Ducet? At least she has kept quiet, and ducked behind the scenes...The Betrayal of all the value zu s their previous reportingtrumpeted is astonishing
The "Western Garden's" knee-jerk subjugation to a DeFacto "Theocratic" ZioNaziDICTATORSHIP is precisely why THEIR State-Controlled "News" Narrative is dismissed by the majority of ThePeople in its Corporate TotalitarianFascist FRAUDULENT "democracy."
Bowen speaks with his master's voice but the BBC, as far back as I can remember, has always spoken with its master's voice, literally from its inception, that was and is, its role, to maintain the status quo.
Israhell is a rogue state committing genocide against Palestinians on Palestinian land they have occupied for many years. They're still bleating they're the victims while committing atrocity after atrocity
At the BBC Jeremy Bowen used to be uninspiring, poorly-informed and over-rated.
Now he’s just loathsome.
Excellent work Jonathan 👏👏👏
Ever read anything by Melanie Phillips? She may not be as important or influential as the BBC's or the Guardian's journalists but she's as dishonest as hell and probably insane. She needs to be exposed and brought down and lose her job with the Times.
I can honestly agree with you about her , freedom of the press wasn’t meant to be a mouthpiece for a Genocidal State .
Consistently great journalism from J Cook.
We shouldn't pretend that it was Bowen’s choice to attach such a disgraceful disclaimer to his interview. We all understand that he is under enormous pressure, both from within the BBC and outside.
That's OK then Bowen keeps his job, and Israel keeps on butchering Palestinians,the BBC stays okay doke with the political empire managers. Everyone is happy except the hapless inhabitants of Gaza. Disgusting!!
No, but it's important to remember that getting rid of Jeremy Bowen just means another Jeremy Bowen, or worse, will take his place. We have to keep focused on the structures, not the individuals.
Fortunately, the influence of the BBC is in serious decline. Amongst young people in the UK it is an irrelevance. In South Africa, where I have been until recently, it is an object of contempt - along with most msm. Ultimately, it doesn't matter what the likes of Bowen have to say:the sands are shifting and writers of integrity, like yourself, are a big part of that. Which, incident, is why they are trying to silence such voices.
Bowen and his ilk have turned journalism into a dishonorable profession. The BBC is a tool of disinformation and psyops. British people should refuse to pay for their own indoctrination and boycott the payments to the bbc. Can someone start a petition??
As usual, a great article!!
What kind of weasely wimps at the BBC are afraid to answer the phone when some enforcer from Israel calls?
It's quite incredible that many countries in the West chose to stop funding UNRWA for a period last year on clearly spurious claims by Isreal. When is the world going to stand up to Israel and its propaganda network? Thank you Jonathan for your tireless work in bringing these atrocities and our countries complicity to light.
Thank you, Mr. Cook, for taking the time, having the energy and persistancy to go after these disgusting bastards the way you do. What is going on in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, southern Syria and Lebanon is only the start.
Any idiot should now be able to figure out that we are next!
Covid 19 is proof of that.
THINK ABOUT THAT!!!
I've been reading your posts for a couple of years now and can honestly say that today is the first time I've read something that pissed me off.
Wtf is " Bowen is under pressure" about? FFS, the man's on a quarter of a million salary and isn't trapped in Gaza, wtf has he got to worry about? Seriously. I live in a fucking caravan without water or electric and every time I feel sorry for myself, I give myself a shake and remember how blessed I am to be safe and have food. I have no sympathy for this kind of refusal to stand up and be counted, it's been nineteen months, ffs.
The worst thing that could happen to him if he refused to go along is that he might get sacked, though let's face it, that's extremely unlikely and the union would have his back. So he might have to sell up and move, yeah, boo hoo, join the club. At least he's got a fuck ton of assets behind him, unlike many of us.
I'm over feeling sorry for people with privilege being reluctant to make do with a bit less. If you aren't doing everything you can to stop the mass murder of civilians, mostly children, then you can fuck right off as far as I'm concerned.
The point isn't to garner sympathy for him. It's to stress that the problem is structural not individual. Remove Jeremy Bowen and another Jeremy Bowen will take his place.
I would have thought that it was a given that it's structural and obviously, someone would take his place, but isn't non collaboration the point? Otherwise we might as well be that American guy who went viral saying “if I don't steal your house, someone else will”.
Instead of saying “Raffi Berg won't let us”, grow a fucking spine and refuse to be part of whitewashing genocide. That's especially true for those at the top of the heap, imo. It doesn't matter if there's someone waiting to step into his shoes, what matters is behaving ethically.
I thought “just obeying orders” was also supposed to not ever happen again.
As always, thank you for your stellar reporting. I'm a major fan! 😄
Jonathan, I am amazed at your intestinal fortitude covering such media filth as Jeremy Bowen, who fully well knows better given his long experience, and knows he has sold out. And what about Lise Ducet? At least she has kept quiet, and ducked behind the scenes...The Betrayal of all the value zu s their previous reportingtrumpeted is astonishing
The "Western Garden's" knee-jerk subjugation to a DeFacto "Theocratic" ZioNaziDICTATORSHIP is precisely why THEIR State-Controlled "News" Narrative is dismissed by the majority of ThePeople in its Corporate TotalitarianFascist FRAUDULENT "democracy."
Bowen speaks with his master's voice but the BBC, as far back as I can remember, has always spoken with its master's voice, literally from its inception, that was and is, its role, to maintain the status quo.
Israhell is a rogue state committing genocide against Palestinians on Palestinian land they have occupied for many years. They're still bleating they're the victims while committing atrocity after atrocity
#FreePalestine ✨️🇵🇸✨️🇵🇸✨️