Public support for Palestine is growing, but mainstream media fail to reflect this
Thousands of people marched from the BBC headquarters in London, at Broadcasting House to Hyde Park, on Saturday, August 9. ● Once again, as with the other recent demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinians, the media has failed in reporting the numbers accurately. Interestingly, a piece in the Guardian which at least covered what must have been one of the largest public displays of support for Gaza, and opposition to the state of Israel since millions marched against the illegal war waged on Iraq in 2003, noted that "According to police, more than 20,000 people marched". Which technically is true. More than 20,000 people did march, but by all accounts the true figure was more likely closer to 150,000. But of course, rather than acknowledge the level of support and sympathy that is growing for the Palestinians, in part due to the fact that social media circulating the stories which fail to reach the public's eyes and ears, most in the media would rather willfully bury their heads in the sand.