BBC to censor violinist Nigel Kennedy’s statement about Israeli apartheid from TV broadcast http://www.davidicke.com/headlines/89139-bbc-to-censor-violinist-nigel-kennedys-statement-about-israeli-apartheid-from-tv-broadcast 'The BBC has confirmed that it will censor a statement made by violinist Nigel Kennedy from its television broadcast of his performance with the Palestine Strings at a prestigious music festival last week. The BBC made the censorship move because he used the word “apartheid” to describe the world in which his Palestinian colleagues live while performing at the BBC Proms... ... According to The Jewish Chronicle, BBC governor Baroness Deech called for an apology from Mr. Kennedy and said that “the remark was offensive and untrue. There is no apartheid in Israel.” Not only is there no apartheid in Israel, she claimed, but nor is there any in Gaza or the West Bank. (She made no mention of East Jerusalem.)' Read more: BBC to censor violinist Nigel Kennedy’s statement about Israeli apartheid from TV broadcast Sent by gReader