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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Kissin tells
The JC has news that Evgeny Kissin has written a letter to the BBC accusing it of an anti-Israel bias...a few thoughts, from him and from me http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2591
Miss Duchen I always enjoy reading your articles and agree with almost all you say concerning my friend Evgeny Kissin's protest at the BBC's anti-Israel bias. I must however take you up on one point as follows: "But thirdly, everyone wants the BBC to say only what they think themselves". I am sure Mr. Kissin will agree with me that this is certainly not the case. He is protesting here about FACTUAL ERRORS, not about the BBC agreeing with his views. In this case these factual errors constitute blood libel. Lady Weidenfeld
Sorry Miss Duchen, but a further remark from me concerning your comment on "shooting the messenger". If the messenger wants to avoid being shot, or held to count, he must get his facts right, otherwise he is a useless messenger - as in this case. A comment from the messenger on the facts he reports is another issue altogether.
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Miss Duchen I always enjoy reading your articles and agree with almost all you say concerning my friend Evgeny Kissin's protest at the BBC's anti-Israel bias. I must however take you up on one point as follows:
"But thirdly, everyone wants the BBC to say only what they think themselves". I am sure Mr. Kissin will agree with me that this is certainly not the case. He is protesting here about FACTUAL ERRORS, not about the BBC agreeing with his views. In this case these factual errors constitute blood libel.
Lady Weidenfeld
Sorry Miss Duchen, but a further remark from me concerning your comment on "shooting the messenger". If the messenger wants to avoid being shot, or held to count, he must get his facts right, otherwise he is a useless messenger - as in this case. A comment from the messenger on the facts he reports is another issue altogether.
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