It was good to see this PSNA complaint against TVNZ reporting upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
TVNZ showed film which they claimed was of “anti-semitic violence” by Dutch football fans attacking Israeli football fans on the streets of Amsterdam last November. TVNZ described the scenes as disturbing.
The film actually showed the opposite – violent attacks on Dutch fans by Israeli hooligans who had engaged in racist “Death to Arabs” chants and attacks on Palestinians and Palestinian flags prior to the game.
We pointed out the error quickly but TVNZ refused to issue an apology and said it didn’t really matter because the mayor of Amsterdam had said there were anti-semitic attacks so the TVNZ mistake was minor.
Imagine if the situation had been reversed. TVNZ would have bent over backwards to issue grovelling apologies to the pro-Israel lobby.
TVNZ’s reporting over the past 18 months has been relentlessly pro-Israel. They have centred Israeli narratives, Israeli excuses, Israeli explanations, Israeli propaganda points and Israeli spokespeople. Palestinian voices have been sidelined and given rudimentary coverage if at all.
John Minto
Co-National Chair
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Go you @ JM. Thank you for keeping the narrative honest.
Ok so what happens now?
John – Hmmm…that was a while ago.
So. Nathan I know you are pro Israel/IDF but try and watch Louis T’s documentary. He’s been accused of antisemitism for allowing Zionist dirt bags to speak! It’s fing ridiculous how evil is being excused because of years of misplaced guilt
Wheel – and?
(eyeroll)
Report was released yesterday, 2025-002 (29 April 2025)
Richard Christie – The incident was on November 2024…it took over 6 months to get a result?
Ever laid a complaint Nathan, it takes them for ever to do these things. But then you are happy with the status quo where our media regurgitate what the BBC in their bias dishes out.
Michal – The Amsterdam Mayor and the Head of Amsterdam Police stated that Jewish people were targetted by various mobs that night…
OMG you haven’t caught up with the real story about what actually happened.
All that was lies!
I think the Palestinians get more than enough coverage on Al Jazeera which most of the left here in NZ consume and regurgitate.
TVNZ broadcasts with funding from my taxes. I shouldn’t have to go to Al Jazeera to find out the facts because that is what TVNZ should be reporting in totally unbiased fashion, but because our government has aligned itself with that filthy in the United States we have endless bias in favour of the oppressors.
White supremacist do what White supremacist do…its baked into the system…
Upheld on accuracy, TVNZ obviously employs Mick Hall in their preview exiting sweet. Not upheld on balance, so the rest of your comment on the bsa ruling is fantasy. Like the idea that holding Israeli hostages in Gaza should have no impact on a ceasefire
Congratulations John! All power to anti-zionism! Death to “that shitty little country “wasrael”” and bad luck to its minions!
Should we report seer for making death threats?
Kia Ora Gaza reports on an aid ship fired on by Israel in International waters.
Is there no end to the criminality of these genocidal maniacs?
https://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/breaking-news-freedom-flotilla-ship-attacked-by-israeli-drones-in-international-waters/#respond