Hugh Bonneville at the Downton Abbey Premiere

You oppose the Government of Israel, in respect of its policies towards the people of Gaza, then?

Beats me.

Yet, Purple's ageist comment still stands.

Or having people deleted when they touch a nerve.

Its very rare for people to post in support of the current Israeli government on this forum. I expect those that do have knowledge of interal Israeli politics that I don't have. Speaking for myself as a a strong supporter of the State of Israel I have never expressed support politically for the government.

Why on earth was my comment at 11.08 deleted MNHQ?

Huge Bonneville doesn't even have grandchildren.

Ad hominem attacks seem to be the only defence now.

Well done him.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza actually ISN'T being talked about enough or very much in the West. The government and the media, esp the BBC, have supported or ignored Netanyahu's horrific actions. We barely get updates on what is happening each day unless you watch Al Jazeera, and half of their journalists on the ground there have been deliberately assassinated by the Israeli regime.

So take your tone deaf slow clap and open your eyes.

But perhaps you prefer to be blinded by propaganda?

I think the manner in which he went about it was very clever. ITV will have to choose between allowing it in replays or not showing any interview footage with one of the big "stars" of the show. He spoke very quick that there wasn't an easy spot to cut in and out for editing.

Nice bit of casual ageism there.

Yes, he played it very well, didn’t he.

If you are still making “both sides” of this argument, you haven’t been paying attention to what is actually happening in Gaza right now.

Seems more like he sandwiched it in so quickly so that in replays it's not able to be edited out.

First Lush were 'dispicable' for closing their stores in protest of the starvation in Gaza now Hugh is an idiotic grandad. Some people just really can't stand it when people speak out for Palestinians.

I'm thankful to Hugh for his insightful highlighting of this awful crisis, which is receiving no air time at all here in the West. Had he not mentionned it I'd be none the wiser about this terrible situation.

Absolutely ridiculous.

He could have used his celebrity and privileged position to highlight something that would actually help raise awareness- plenty of under reported human crises all over the globe.

Instead he chose a pat, virtue signalling omnicause one liner.

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Dogma is never a good thing. Religious, political or otherwise. It always creates conflicts, never helps to cease them.

You're probably right.

Polls have repeatedly shown that the majority of brits are against Israel's military action in Palestine. I think those who support Israel's actions feel threatened knowing their support is in the minority, which is why they insult and patronise those who speak out.

Again, the man is clearly not an idiot.

Why is it that anyone on this board speaking out against the repugnant policies of the Netanyahu government (the majority) is branded a band wagon jumper? You have no idea how long this person has held views in support of the people of Gaza.

Disgusting.

This war is driven by religious hatred. I suspect he is pretty well informed.

Your inverse snobbery is showing. Fools do not get into Cambridge. Branding anyone who disagrees with you an ill-informed fool makes you appear foolish. You have no idea what knowledge and understanding of the geo-politics this man has.

Publicly objecting to the proposed displacement and inevitable deaths of further tens of thousands is hardly “virtue signalling”. If you feel it is, you need to take a good, hard look at yourself.

A theology degree does not give you any qualifications in geopolitics. Going to Oxbridge may well give you an over-inflated sense of your own importance, however.

So, Mr. Bonneville read theology at Corpus Christi. I imagine, if his interest has remained constant in the following decades, he is more well informed than many in these threads.

Hardly an ill-informed fool, I suspect @CaroleLandis .