What if Israelis, rather than Palestinians, had abducted BBC man?
The Leftist BBC, which often sides with the Palestinians against the Israelis, must have embarrassed itself when it was a group of Palestinians, not Israelis, who abducted one of their men. But what if it was the Israelis who had abducted the BBC man? Would the BBC have been more vocal in its condemnation than it currently is? What if Israelis had abducted BBC man? By Charles Moore 02/06/2007 The Telegraph Watching the horrible video of Alan Johnston of the BBC broadcasting Palestinian propaganda under orders from his kidnappers, I found myself asking what it would have been like had he been kidnapped by Israelis, and made to do the same thing the other way round. The first point is that it would never happen. There are no Israeli organisations – governmental or freelance – that would contemplate such a thing. That fact is itself significant. But just suppose that some fanatical Jews had grabbed Mr Johnston and forced him to spout their message, abusing his own country as he did so. Wh
