Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>‘Don’t say you didn’t know’</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>83rd vigil in Salisbury for peace in Gaza</strong></strong></p><p>July 2025</p><p>And so they continue, 83 now and counting. We had no notion when we started these vigils that we would still be holding them well over a year later. It is evidence of the strength of feeling that over 30 people (40 yesterday, 5th July) turn out each Saturday for half an hour of silent protest. <a href="https://www.cndsalisbury.org.uk/news_items/7136-video-of-salisbury-ceasefire-vigil-photographic-exhibition-a-virtual-tour" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A YouTube video prepared by Peter Gloyns can be accessed here</a>.</p><a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/no-82-a.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p class="">The arguments are now well worn and well rehearsed. Every day, men women and children die in Gaza or have serious and life changing wounds as a result of a relentless bombardment by Israeli jets or drones. A few days ago it was a 500 lb bomb dropped on the al-Baqa café killing many and leaving a pile of mutilated body parts strewn around. Over 56,500 have now died but the actual death toll is far higher as many thousands lie under the rubble undiscovered. </p><p>The culpability of the West – including the UK – in this carnage will leave a stain on the nation for years to come. We continue to supply weapons to the Israelis; we allow Elbit Systems to continue to manufacture the drones which hover over the territory and are used to kill; we covertly use RAF planes to overfly Gaza allegedly to help locate hostages but whose real purpose is something of a mystery and we clamp down on protests: only yesterday, <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/07/05/ban-on-palestine-action-confirmed/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the government banned Palestine Action</a>.</p><p class=""><strong>The nation’s broadcaster, the BBC, has come in for serious criticism – some of which is justified – for failing properly to inform its viewers and listeners of the true state of affairs. It has failed to mention the role of the RAF for example. It’s decision to pull the film <a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/gaza-doctors-under-attack/on-demand/78415-001" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Gaza: Doctors under Attack</em></a> has come in for particular criticism. Fortunately, it was aired by Channel 4 and exposed in considerable detail the pattern of deliberate destruction of medical facilities in Gaza: first the bombing; then the physical destruction and finally the arrest, detention and torture of the medics. Israel and the IDF was given every opportunity to rebut claims made in the film. There seemed to be no rational reason why the BBC could not have shown it. </strong></p><p>A feature of the BBC row is the role of one of its directors, Robbie Gibb, who is closely involved with the Jewish Chronicle and is said to be directly involved in editorial decisions including pulling the earlier Gaza film. Insiders claim the feebleness of the BBC news is largely due to his influence. Under the guise of impartiality, the result in fact is highly partial reporting. </p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/07/05/ban-on-palestine-action-confirmed/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Previous</a> <p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/bbc/" target="_blank">#BBC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/channel-4/" target="_blank">#Channel4</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/robbie-gibb/" target="_blank">#RobbieGibb</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil/" target="_blank">#vigil</a></p>