Coverage of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has never been given much prominence by our mainstream television channels, but have you noticed that it has now almost completely disappeared? The excuse, no doubt, is the need to cover in excruciating detail the general election – the entertaining Tory meltdown, the glacial campaign by Starmer’s New Labour (should that be New Tory?) and excessive coverage of Nick Farage, the dodgy owner of Reform Ltd which is threatening a ‘reverse takeover’[1] of whatever remains of the Tory Party after the election. Meanwhile, the all-important campaigns by two crucial independent candidates, Corbyn and Feinstein, are hardly mentioned.
Thank goodness, then, for Al Jazeera with its daily reporting from Gaza. While other channels have long ago withdrawn their journalists (if they ever had any), those from Al Jazeera bravely struggle on. Don’t be surprised, however, when Starmer withdraws its broadcasting license and slot on Freeview as soon as he becomes Prime Minister (provided he can first overcome Feinstein in his Holborn constituency). According to Declassified UK, Starmer and his court are heavily indebted to Labour Friends of Israel. Israel has already closed down Al Jazeera in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Expect payback time if/when Starmer becomes our next Prime Minister.
[1] A ‘reverse takeover’ is the technical term for a takeover of a big undertaking by a smaller company which relies on external financial backing to finance the bid – backers who will have to be repaid when the bid succeeds. How appropriate!
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