So this is a little funny German story.
Off ZDF (Channel 2 of public TV)....there is a Sunday morning music-show...."ZDF-Fernsehgarten". It's been on since 1986, and typically runs for 100 to 120 minutes....for the spring/summer months. It's an outdoor 'live' party....loaded with German pop-music....mostly viewed by older Germans.
To be honest, I've never watched....just not my taste in music.
It's a folksy show....ok. There, I said it.
So the moderator is Andrea Kiewel. She's been around for about about 23 years.
In the past week....Andrea showed up to moderate and wore a odd piece of jewelry.
It shows the outline of Israel....ALL of Israel (since 1967).....so it's got the West Bank and Gaza Strip included.
Naturally, this was noticed by a lot of people, and they got all hyped-up. Kiewel being pro-Israel? Well....she lives there most of the year.
Two groups came after ZDF....the first saying this ain't right Kiewel being pro-Israel. Second group....after ZDF told Kiewel to knock it off and NEVER wear it again....asking the network why they took this position.
Here's the odd thing....a fair number of journalists for ZDF....might accidentally admit once in a while....they are pro-Gaza Strip and anti-Israel. This group hiring Kiewel? Well....they have nothing to do with news....just entertainment. So the two groups are starting to attract attention as the public view ZDF and how they run things.
A divided network? I suspect the bosses at the top...are in a desperate situation....they don't want any pro-or-con stuff being openly discussed.
The news folks? Well....they run public forums and can arrange various discussions to be pro-Gaza...if they chose to make this a heated topic.
I'll just say....it is a bit funny how Kiewel got them into this situation, and how the news folks are now 'cornered' in a way....being more careful about their positions.
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