Gaza appeal video
By politics.co.uk staff
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The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for humanitarian donations to Gaza has been screened on ITV and Channel 4.
The decision to screen the film follows point-blank refusals from both the BBC and Sky News, who said it would threaten their impartial image.
The controversy over the BBC’s refusal to show the two minute film reached a crescendo today, with director general Mark Thompson forced to go on Radio 4’s Today programme to explain his decision.
The Gaza Strip is currently in the throes of a humanitarian crisis, with Israeli attacks killing 1,300 people and causing severe devastation.
The DEC has said it will support any victim of the violence – Israeli or Palestinian – but that Gaza remains by the worst hit area in the conflict zone.
