Bethlehem Marathon

May 12, 2026

The return of the BBC’s Bethlehem ‘separation barrier’ mantra

Whether for the purpose of reporting on Christmas celebrations, a visit by a pope or a graffiti arti...

March 31, 2017

Event touted by BBC as ‘non-political’ bans UK participant on political grounds

Four years ago the BBC touted the Bethlehem marathon as 'non-political'. Now the event's organisers ...

April 27, 2013

Bethlehem Marathon: the bit the BBC did not report

Here is another interesting follow-up story to Jon Donnison’s recent article on the subject of...

April 23, 2013

BBC deems parts of Israeli right of reply statement “irrelevant”

Section 6 of the BBC Editorial Guidelines deals with the subject of the ‘Right of Reply‘...

April 21, 2013

BBC’s Donnison promotes Bethlehem Marathon as non-political event

On April 18th 2013 the Middle East section of the BBC News website featured a report by the BBC Jeru...