BBC Jerusalem Bureau

October 15, 2015

Palestinian rioter gets unchallenged BBC platform for promotion of dangerous libel

The cornerstone of BBC Editorial Guidelines on accuracy reads as follows: “We must not knowing...

October 9, 2015

Weekend long read

As noted here earlier this week, the BBC’s reporting on the October 3rd terror attack near Lio...

October 6, 2015

Bad press, complaints lodged over BBC’s Lions Gate terror attack headline

The egregious headline which appeared on the BBC News website on the evening of October 3rd followin...

October 3, 2015

BBC News flunks headline of report on Jerusalem terror attack

On the evening of October 3rd a terror attack took place near the Lion’s Gate in the Old City ...

October 3, 2015

BBC’s Connolly refrains from using the word terror in report on terror attack

In addition to the written article on the BBC News website in which the October 1st terror attack wh...

October 2, 2015

BBC News conceals Fatah linked group’s role in terror attack

As readers are no doubt aware, on the evening of October 1st two Israelis were murdered in a shootin...

October 1, 2015

BBC’s Connolly misrepresents the Six Day War for political messaging

An article by the BBC Jerusalem Bureau’s Kevin Connolly appeared in the ‘Features’...

September 28, 2015

BBC’s public purpose remit compromised by failure to report on incitement

As noted here previously, BBC News’ reporting on the stoning attack in Jerusalem on September ...

September 18, 2015

BBC’s Knell promotes Al Aqsa Mosque inaccuracy already corrected by NYT and Newsweek

September 16th saw the appearance of an article titled “Israeli PM Netanyahu vows stone-throwe...

September 17, 2015

A worldwide platform for incitement from BBC Arabic’s Nawal Assad

In addition to the written report discussed in a previous post, the rioting on Temple Mount on Septe...