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…
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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…
BBC News and two Hamas arrests stories – part two
In part one of this post we saw how the BBC ignored a September 19th announcement by the Israel Security Agency concerning the arrests…
BBC News and two Hamas arrests stories – part one
Hamas’ long-running efforts to propagate terrorism in Judea & Samaria were described by the ITIC as follows in November 2021: “Hamas attempts to encourage…
Hamas assets revelations not newsworthy for the BBC
On July 27th the IDF Southern Command held a briefing for members of the local and foreign press which included the topic of Hamas…
Indy gives Hamas a pass in promoting flawed Gaza report
One of the consistent failures we see within media coverage of the Israel-Palestinian conflict is the mono-causal explanations reporters often provide when reporting on…
BBC rejects complaint about whitewash of Hamas praise for terror
Back in March we noted that a news bulletin aired on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The World Tonight’ amplified Hamas propaganda in reporting on a…