Sept. 18, The Jewish Chronicle–BBC’s Bowen says Hamas is ‘good’ source of Gaza casualty figures
The BBC’s veteran international editor Jeremy Bowen claimed terror organisation Hamas is a “good” source of information on Gaza casualty figures during a closed-doors “masterclass” on reporting war impartially, the JC can reveal.
Sept. 19, Algemeiner–Why Is the BBC Still Promoting Hamas’ Unverified and False Casualty Counts?
Visitors to the BBC News website’s “Middle East” page early on the morning of September 10, were told that Israel had killed 40 people in a safe zone in the Gaza Strip:
Sept. 19, Israel HaYom–On the moral confusion of the JC’s Jewish critics
Did any of the departing journalists consider resigning about the Guardian after, for instance, their cartoonist Steve Bell published antisemitic cartoons – particularly one about ‘Jewish power’ that could have appeared in a modern day Der Sturmer? Did they do any soul searching when the outlet legitimized the toxic libel that Israel steals Palestinian organs? Were they at all uneasy about the fact that their outlet endorsed Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in two elections?
Sept. 21, All Israel News–Guardian op-ed’s definition of racism and excludes Hamas pogromists
It took anti-Zionists decades to turn the Arab failure to destroy Israel immediately upon its declaration as a state in 1948. Since then, “Nakba” has been branded instead as a tragedy created by Jewish aggression, wrote Seth Mandel. In contrast, he added, the Oct. 7th antisemitic massacre has been turned against the Jews right from the start.
Sept. 24, Algemeiner–Why Is the BBC Telling Audiences About a ‘Lebanese-Palestinian Border’ That Doesn’t Exist?
On the evening of September 17th, a few hours after the explosions of Hezbollah pagers in Lebanon and Syria, the BBC News website launched a live page covering that story.
Sept. 24, Algemeiner–Why Is the Media Mourning a Terrorist Organization?
A Sept. 18th Guardian editorial on the targeted Hezbollah pager and walkie talkie explosions is seething with contempt for Israel, whose spy agency was thought to be behind what US intelligence agents have called the most effective and audacious counter-terror operation in recent history.
Sept. 24, All Israel News–BBC’s Jeremy Bowen defends use of Hamas’ Gaza figures
BBC international editor, Jeremy Bowen, responded to the Asserson Report,which accused the British news network of 1,553 breaches of its own guidelines in its news coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. He defended the unquestioned use of Hamas casualty figures in Gaza, claiming the terror group is a “good” source of information.
Sept. 24, The Telegraph–BBC criticised for refusing to call Hezbollah terrorists
The BBC has been criticised for refusing to call Hezbollah terrorists in its coverage of conflict in the Middle East.
Sept. 25, Algemeiner–Why Is the BBC Telling Audiences About a ‘Lebanese-Palestinian Border’ That Doesn’t Exist?
On the evening of September 17th, a few hours after the explosions of Hezbollah pagers in Lebanon and Syria, the BBC News website launched a live page covering that story.
Sept. 26, All Israel News–Sky News corrects pro-Hezbollah headline
We complained to Sky News’ Middle East editor about this pro-Hezbollah headline which accompanied an analysis by Dominic Waghorn:
Sept. 30, The 60-page landmark report on BBC bias, which relied on CAMERA UK / CAMERA Arabic research was published, and received coverage in many media outlets in the UK.
Outlets that highlighted the report or referenced CAMERA’s involvement:
BBC coverage ‘institutionally hostile’ to Israel, say Jewish groups. A report accuses the corporation of making ‘false and damaging claims’ about the Middle East conflict
BBC ‘Has Serious Questions to Answer’ Over Misleading Israel Coverage According to New Report by Former Television Director
‘Institutionally Hostile’: Watchdog Accuses the BBC of anti-Israel Bias. The comprehensive report claims that the BBC has consistently brought ‘false and damaging claims about Israel’s’ and ‘misleading broadcasts’ that endangers the U.K.’s Jewish community
Three weeks ago, the Asserson report claimed that the BBC had breached its own editorial guidelines 1500 times in its coverage of the October 7 pogrom in southern Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.
The BBC has been criticised for refusing to call Hezbollah terrorists in its coverage of conflict in the Middle East.
BBC coverage accused of being ‘institutionally hostile’ to Israel in aftermath of bombshell report
UK Jewish leaders unite to condemn BBC over ‘institutional hostility’ to Israel. Danny Cohen’s review calls for an independent inquiry into the broadcaster’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Former BBC TV chief publishes highly critical report on corporation’s Gaza coverage.
- The Guardian (references report only)
Many British Jews see BBC as hostile to Israel, community leaders say
- Anglican Mainstream (references report only).
Three prominent Jewish groups including the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Leadership Council, and the Community Security Trust have endorsed a report which claims the BBC has become “institutionally hostile to Israel”.
