The BBC has set up a twitter list with all it’s correspondents in Israel tweeting about the Israeli elections. You can see where this is going, when Jon Donnison, Paul Danahar and Wyre Davies are on it.
Here are some of their impartial, balanced and fair reporting:
Bodes ill for any chances of peace when even veteran centre-left Labour Party in #Israel ignores the issue in elex campaign 1/2
— katya adler (@BBCkatyaadler) January 22, 2013
Centrist There Is A Future Party promotes a 2state solution between #Israelis and Palestinians yet insists Jerusalem must stay Jewish 2/2
— katya adler (@BBCkatyaadler) January 22, 2013
Obviously, not one word on Israel’s peace partner Mahmoud Abbas’ latest interview, where he lies about Israel agreeing to let the PA take 150,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria. Also in that interview, his paranoia about Israel wanting to assassinate him, and him urging people to prove his dissertation – of the ties between the Zionist movement and the Nazi party – wrong.
Also on their agenda today is some geography, insisting on the term “West” Jerusalem, when even “East” Jerusalem residents who have an Israeli ID can vote. Did someone say delegitimization?
Steady steam of people here at W Jerusalem polling station. #Israelis have day off on elex day. Party atmosphere but serious issues at stake
— katya adler (@BBCkatyaadler) January 22, 2013
President Peres #Israelelex is “demonstration of democracy and freedom” as he voted West Jerusalem twitter.com/YolandeKnell/s…
— Yolande Knell (@YolandeKnell) January 22, 2013
I’m sure there will be more shenanigans later on today, stay tuned.
Update 1: Here we go, Jon Donnison pulling a JonDonnison in his latest report, ending with:
… and as Israel goes to the polls, that does not bode well for those hoping for peace in the middle east any time soon.
