Yesterday the BBC issued an apology for a joke told by Frankie Boyle on Radio 4 comedy programme Political Animal in 2008.
Today, however, the controversial comedian has lashed out at the BBC, branding them 'cowardly' and 'cravenly afraid of giving offence' after censuring one of his jokes.
In an angry open letter, the comedian hit back at the BBC Trust for apologising for a gag he felt drew some small attention to the 'apartheid' in Palestine. The joke, comparing Palestine to a cake punched repeatedly by a Jew, was branded anti-Semitic after one listener complained.
TVNL Comment: This is an example of how powerful the Jewish establishment is...ONE person complained and the BBC issued a public statement. ONE PERSON! The accusations and conspiracy "theories" about Jewish power is not completely inaccurate.
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