The Main Stream Media's Libel Against Israel's Dig Next to Temple Mount Proved False, Coverage Practially Zero

One of the most dastardly crimes of late committed by the main-stream media is certainly the libel they propogated that the restoration work, preceeded by an archaelogical dig, was undermining the Al-Aqsa mosque built atop the Temple Mount. UNESCO have now issued a report syaing that the works have not caused any damage to the site and praised these works for their professional standards.

It was reported, of course, as another example of Israeli crimes against Palestinians and Muslims in general. Palestinian claims, based on nothing at all apart from a desire to cause trouble, were reported with equal weight as that of Israeli announcements about the purpose and content of the works. The BBC was, naturally, one of the prime exponents of this lie. For example...

"Palestinian leaders say the work threatens Islamic archaeological remains and see the work as a huge provocation. Muslim leaders around the world have demanded all work on the site is halted. Israel insists that the work poses no risk to the holy site."

What Muslim leaders, what is their authority and architectural qualifications? Why give two sentances for the Palestinian claim and a couple of words for Israel's response. The media reporting certainly encouraged and goaded the riots that took place in Jerusalem over this issue and once again shows the power of the media to stir-up a hornets nest when there's the possibilty of a nice juicy "Israel is a terrible country" story.

The whole issue was coverered fanatiaclly, every twist and turn being reported, frontpage news, headline stories, first items on TV news, the works. Looking on the BBC site there's at least eight seperate reports on the accusations. That is until the truth came out in the UNESCO report that it was all a pack of lies. Then the media basically just didn't report it which is just scandalous. Either that or they buried it, as the BBC did, on their website for instance, confining it to a simple link in a long list and also headlining it with the fact that UNESCO did call for the work to stop (because they said that enough work had been done for Israel's stated needs and to allow for international inspectors to come despite their own admission that the work has not caused damage).

To inflate such a lie and cause such problems, including actual riots in which people were injured, and then not to report that the story it pedalled was false is irresponsible, cowardly and reeks of prejudice and merely confirms the obvious; the mainstream media is out to smear Israel.