A rough audio recording of the discussion hosted by Leviathan Political Cabaret at the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, featuring Robert Fisk, Richard Boyd Barrett, John McGuirk and Vincent Lavery. The discussion was chaired by Harry Browne.
It’s here in 5 parts:
For some context on John McGuirk’s rather one sided version of the attack on the Mavi Marama, we’d like to direct readers here:
‘The false reality of news journalism’ – Reporting Palestine and the Mavi Marmara
and for more on the Israel Palestine conflict:
‘Officials say’, ‘officials say’, ‘according to an official’
McGuirk also claimed that Hamas refused to accept the aid brought by the flotilla when it was delivered to the border by the IDF. However, this is only a half truth:
“Hamas has said it will not permit the supplies to enter the besieged territory until all detained activists are released and Israel agrees to deliver all aid consignments, including construction materials.” [The Guardian, 3/06/10]
In McGuirk’s defense I thought it was particularly unfair for Fisk to argue that one had to have been to Palestine and Israel to have an opinion on the conflict.
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