Tuesday, July 17, 2007

THE BBC MEETS TALMUD LIBEL:
BBC won't remove anti-Semitic posting
By JONNY PAUL (Jerusalem Post)

The BBC is refusing to remove a provocative and anti-Semitic message posted on one of its message boards despite a barrage of complaints.

The message was posted on the BBC Radio Web site message board following a discussion about a television program on anti-Semitism that screened on the UK's Channel Four network last week.

The offensive message, left by someone using the alias "Iron Naz," reads: "Zionism is a racist ideology where jews [sic] are given supremacy over all other races and faiths. This is found in the Talmud. There is a law called Baba Mezia which allows jews to lie as long as its to non-jews. Many pro jewish supporters will cringe at this being exposed because they know it exists, yet they keep quiet about it, hey frip, jla and co [the aliases of other people taking part in the discussion]. The Law of Baba Mezia!! Tsk tsk tsk! It's in the Talmud."

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For more on Talmud libel and its unfortunate history, see here. For a refutation of the particular item in this message (which doesn't even refer to the right Talmudic tractate being misconstrued), see "Claim (27)" here.

I can't imagine that a similar posting about women, people of color, or gays would be left on the BBC website.

UPDATE (19 August): More here.