to all the palestinians that were killed are terrorists, in this case terrorists, but children. the israeli forces are happy to kill children. you know, it s quite remarkable that you d say that because they re killing us now, if there s a 17 year old palestinian that s shooting at your family. and jonah, what is he? under your definition, you are calling them terrorists, the un are calling them. i m actually asking you what would you call a 17 year old person with a rifle shooting at your family and murdering your own family? that exchange elicited a furious reaction from viewers such as mark benson. the outrageous suggestion that israeli forces are happy to kill children was scandalously inappropriate for a supposedly impartial news presenter. you have intentionally demonized one side in this awful conflict while portraying the other as defenseless and pitiful victims. in doing so, you demonstrate a disdain for the history of the conflict and the truth itself. as an avid v
events sometimes disrupt the scheduling of news programs and frequently feature on television bulletins. one example this week was thursday s news at six, which included reports and correspondence on the spot from both england s men s cricket match with australia and also from wimbledon. ken cook responded to what he saw and to our call last week for your views on the rightful role of sport and entertainment on the news. i think that there is far too much time in news bulletins spent on sport and entertainment. i can cope with a couple of days of glastonbury or the odd football match, but this time of the year with wimbledon is maddening. if i were a tennis fan, i d be watching it and not watching the news. so why spend so much time on it? on the news? and stephen fyfe sent us his rule of thumb. it s quite simple.