BBC News again avoids inconvenient facts about Hamas and the PIJ
On the afternoon of August 22nd the BBC News website published an article by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman under the headline “Palestinian…
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Hamas and PA statements at odds with BBC framing
In our latest overview of BBC News website coverage of Israel and the Palestinians we noted that among the news from areas controlled by…
Indy writer airbrushes Hamas from five Gaza articles
Yesterday, according to an Associated Press (AP) report, “Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest…
Telegraph errs in ‘first’ Hamas weapons exhibition claim
The Telegraph falsely claimed that Hamas recently held its “first ever” public weapons exhibition in Gaza. The piece (“Hamas invites children to take selfies…
Guardian omits slain Palestinian’s Hamas membership
A Guardian article by Bethan McKernan and Sufian Tah reported on the death of a Palestinian named Hanan Qattin in unclear circumstances during riots…
BBC’s Bateman censors Hamas statement on Jerusalem Pride Parade
On June 1st the BBC News website published a 766-word report by the Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman on its ‘Middle East’ page. Headlined ‘Itamar…
BBC website coverage of an operation against Hamas in Nablus
A counter-terrorism operation that took place in Nablus (Schem) early on the morning of May 4th was the topic of a report which appeared…
BBC erases Hamas incitement from report on Temple Mount incident
In February the BBC News website began promoting the following talking point: “The Muslim holiday of Ramadan is set to overlap with the Jewish…
BBC News website airbrushing of PIJ and Hamas
On the morning of March 9th a counter-terrorism operation took place in the Samaria district. As reported by the Times of Israel: “Three Palestinian…
Hamas video of Israeli hostage not newsworthy for the BBC
In late June 2022 the BBC broke a seven year long habit by finally mentioning the names Hisham al Sayed and Avera Mengistu: A…