Guardian readers editor criticizes Steve Bell cartoon for evoking antisemitic stereotypes
On Nov. 16, we posted about a political cartoon in the Guardian by Steve Bell, Nov. 15, depicting British foreign minister, and former PM…
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What the BBC is not reporting from Gaza’s border with Israel
Painting a very pastoral and idyllic picture of poor Gazan farmers dedicatedly tending their fields, the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool reported from the border fence…
Seumas Milne tells thousands at London rally that Palestinians have a right to kill Israelis
On Nov. 20 at ‘Comment is Free’ the Guardian’s Associate Editor, Seumas Milne, explicitly justified the murder of Israelis by Palestinian terrorists, while simultaneously…
Examining the BBC’s portrayal of Operation ‘Pillar of Cloud’ as Israeli electioneering
One of the recurrent themes adopted across the board by the BBC both before and during Operation ‘Pillar of Cloud’ was that the recent…
Wyre Davies’ historically incorrect reporting upgraded by BBC to ‘analysis’
Readers will probably remember that a few days ago we commented on Wyre Davies’ grossly historically incorrect claim that rockets fired from Gaza at…
BBC’s Jon Donnison displays a professional and ethical conflict of interests
On Saturday, November 24th 2012, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an edition of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ (also scheduled to be broadcast on the BBC…
Lies of omission and commission: Chris McGreal’s propaganda from Gaza
Chris McGreal doesn’t like Israel. That’s his right. However, as a journalist he and his editors have a duty to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed,…
BBC pictorial portrayals of conflict in Israel and Gaza
On November 23rd 2012 an “In Pictures” photo essay entitled “Ceasefire” appeared on the homepage of the Middle East section of the BBC News…
BBC pictorial feature on ‘suffering’
Here is another BBC News Online photo feature, promoted on the BBC Middle East homepage on November 20th 2012 as “In pictures: Attacks cause…
Not enough Israelis killed by “home-made contraptions” for BBC’s Mishal Husain
Here is BBC World News presenter Mishal Hussein interviewing Gil Hoffman of the Jerusalem Post on November 20th 2012. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gs7igC5siY] At 1:20 Husain says:…