Melanie Phillips' comments on BBC Question Time about aid trucks and hunger in Gaza have sparked controversy. She claimed that no one is starving in Gaza, suggesting food is being stolen by Hamas. Phillips' statements have drawn mixed reactions from the audience and viewers.
Last night on @bbcquestiontime @MelanieLatest Phillips tells it like it is in Gaza. "hundreds of trucks stopped from going through Gaza because the food has been stolen by Hamas. The Gazans themselves are saying this...@UNRWA are Hamas, with dozens & dozens of members & is… https://t.co/SHO1BFxVhW
“…there have been hundreds of trucks stopped from going through Gaza because the food has been stolen by Hamas. The Gazans themselves are saying this...UNRWA are Hamas, with dozens and dozens of members and is entirely compromised.” Melanie Phillips is spot on. #bbcqt https://t.co/CfrEDJBW2p
Melanie Philips was treated respectfully tonight by an audience sympathetic to the plight of the #palestinians even though she was lying through her eye teeth. Look at the way this pro Israel audience treated @georgegalloway. Quite a contrast. #bbcqt https://t.co/1QlUnVY5YB
This deranged person was let loose on national TV. She says: 1. No one was being starving in Gaza 2. The UN is run by Hamas operatives 3. “you can go on YouTube and find images of food in Gaza” Everyone laughs as she starts squeals “why are you laughing?” https://t.co/xWfCQ4JQzs
Honestly, wish I had been on @bbcquestiontime with Melanie tonight. How dare she say the children in Gaza are not being starved. Just wow.
Melanie Phillips #bbcqt in a totally unhinged manner suggests hundreds of aid trucks are getting into gaza, nobody is starving because she has seen it on YouTube 😳🤦🏽♀️ https://t.co/OjmV5beHFe