Bristol Protest Over Gaza TV Show
Cliff Hanley and Sakir Yildirim were on the ships at the time of the raid.Campaigners say they will protest outside BBC Bristol today over what they see as 'bias' in a programme about an attack on aid ships in Gaza.
Monday's Panorama programme 'Death in the Med' focused on Israeli raids on a flotilla of aid ships in Gaza in June. Nine people were killed, and two people from Bristol were on-board at the time.
The Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign says the programme showed a pro-Israeli bias by selectively using footage and choosing not to interview some of the people involved.
A protest is planned for outside the BBC Bristol offices this afternoon.
Activist Cliff Hanley from Southville was on-board at the time. He said: "There were certain key areas where they were quite heavily slanted to the Israelis.
"There was a great lack of interviews with the activists and a lot of interviews with the Israelis who were allowed to remain anonymous.
"There were lots of assumptions made about the activists on the ship."
In a statement on the BBC complaints website, the programme makers said: "We can assure you that enormous care was involved in selecting the footage we showed.
"All featured footage was meticulously double and cross checked to verify its accuracy; any footage of uncertain events during the raid was clearly labelled as such."
"We also spoke extensively to the groups and individuals involved in the incident."
"We believe the programme was balanced and impartial, going to great lengths to give opposing sides the opportunity to air their views."
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