BBC Quiz on Israel and killing civilians

Dear BBC’s Ladies and Gentlemen,

How many Israeli civilians have been killed in Israel AND how many Palestinian and Lebanese civilians have been killed in Gaza and in Lebanon by the Israeli Government since June 9th when Israel shelled a beach in Beit Lahiya killing 8 Palestinian civilians and injuring 32?

Why doesn’t the BBC answer this simple question in its journalistic work?

Possible options:

1) all journalists at BBC can’t count (?)
2) all journalists at BBC are on holiday (?)
3) all journalists at BBC are afraid to be kidnapped-captured-arrested (you decide) by Israeli troops (?)
4) the BBC is afraid to be bombed by the Israeli air force pilots flying US fighter planes (?)
5) .................................................................. (?)

Kind regards,
Gabriele Zamparini

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BBC WORLD AFFAIRS EDITOR JOHN SIMPSON'S REPLY

Dear Gabriele,

Since I am not, as you now know, a BBC spokesman, and certainly not a BBC manager of any kind, please take me off your rather long list of addressees when you send this kind of email around.

Thanks,

John

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MY REPLY

Dear John Simpson,

Don’t you work for the BBC anymore? If not, I apologise...

But if you still work for the BBC... I thought that BBC’s journalists should keep in touch with we, the normal people who pay taxes for the public service BBC.

You don’t use your BBC email address – you wrote this, remember? – so how can we – the normal people who pay taxes for the public service BBC – stay in touch with “our” BBC World Affaire Editor?

Best wishes,
Gabriele
PS What do you mean exactly with “when you send this kind of email around”? Which “kind”?