A reader has sent me the text of an altercation he has been having with the BBC over messages posted on its messageboards on the subject of Israel and the Palestinians. He complained that a poster was making comments about ‘apartheid Israel’ and ‘racist Israel’. In reply, the moderator told him:
‘Whilst we allow posters to provide their opinion on the policies of nations, we don't allow posters to generalise about whole nationalities as this sort of stereotyping can often cause offence’.
So to test it out, he posted up the following;
‘But they are defending themselves against the apartheid-seeking, racist Palestinians’ and ‘Indeed. So the apartheid-seeking, ethnic-cleansing Palestinians must be exposed for their policies.’
Both were removed. But the following was allowed to remain on the site:
‘It is easy to change facts!!! But the Israelis are obviously apartheid as they are doing ethnic cleansing with the Palestinian population. Peace will come when Israel comes to its reason and conscience, leaving the occupied territories as soon as possible, otherwise…’
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