U.K. MEDIA MINISTER CLAIMS “NOT ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE” TO CONDEMN ISRAELI JOURNALISM CRACKDOWN
June 9, 2024
In this exchange, UK Media Minister Lucy Frazer hesitated to condemn Israel’s crackdown on journalism in Gaza, claiming she lacked sufficient knowledge. John Nicolson pressed her, highlighting the importance of independent journalism in holding authorities accountable, especially in conflict zones like Gaza.
Frazer’s reluctance to acknowledge the severity of the situation and her emphasis on needing evidence, despite journalists being barred from Gaza, underscores the challenges faced in addressing press freedom violations.
This exchange underscores the critical role of journalism in exposing truths and upholding human rights, particularly in areas of conflict where transparency is essential.
Before becoming a minister here, she worked as an intern in the Israeli Ministry of Justice. These “British” Zionist Ministers ALWAYS put Israel before Britain.
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English Script:
John Nicolson: Aren’t you more shocked as a champion, I imagine, of independent journalism that Israel has locked journalists out of Gaza in order to hide what it’s doing in Gaza. And I’ve kind of searched I can’t find you on the record anywhere condemning Israel for locking journalists out of Gaza. Lucy Frazer: I did a number of speeches, John, and you’re free to read them all about how journalists are treated across the world… John Nicolson: Yeah, but in Gaza… Lucy Frazer: and including referring to the high number of deaths that have taken place in Israel and Gaza. And, always happy to support, journalists. John Nicolson: So just to get it on the record, you share my shock at the fact that Israel is locking journalists, including BBC journalists, out of Gaza. Lucy Frazer: I’m very keen to go to Israel to… John Nicolson: This is really a very simple question to answer. It’s no question if you happen to be on the ground in Israel, you don’t have to go to Israel to have a belief in the principle of independent journalism. You can’t visit every country in the world to do an on the ground report for Secretary of state. This is a matter of principle. Does Israel have the right to lock journalists out of Gaza so that they’re unable to report on the ground breaches of international law in Gaza? That’s a question that you can answer in quite a straightforward first fashion. Lucy Frazer: I like to look at evidence. John Nicolson: Right. Lucy Frazer: And if… John Nicolson: You can’t get any evidence if journalists are locked out of Gaza, you can’t look at the evidence by definition. That is the point of journalism to gather evidence. You can’t see the evidence because journalists are locked out of Gaza.
