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August 14, 2023

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 amo...

July 25, 2023

BBC News amplifies anonymous ‘collective punishment’ claim

On the afternoon of July 19th a report by David Gritten headlined ‘Israel condemns EU envoy’...

May 15, 2023

BBC reporting on crossings closures fails to disclose contributor’s activism

On May 12th the BBC News website published a report that was originally credited to Raffi Berg and h...

January 26, 2023

BBC News once again shoehorns Israel into Gaza Strip reporting

Early on the morning of January 25th a report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell appeared...

December 30, 2022

Sound-bytes and narratives in BBC WS radio reporting on Israel government

Previously we discussed coverage of the December 21st announcement by Likud leader Netanyahu that he...

November 21, 2022

BBC News blames fatal Gaza fires on counter-terrorism measures

On the evening of November 17th the BBC News website published a report headlined ‘Gaza: At least ...

August 19, 2022

BBC again platforms terror group that abuses press freedom

As we have documented, the BBC’s cross-platform coverage of Operation Breaking Dawn has included o...

July 12, 2022

BBC World Service radio bolsters Oxfam political campaign

Under the sub-heading ‘Campaigns and Initiatives’, BBC editorial guidelines on impartiality incl...

June 9, 2022

BBC’s Bateman again omits context from a Gaza fishing story

On the evening of Saturday, June 4th the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman Quote Tweeted an item ...

April 28, 2022

BBC’s Yolande Knell politicises archaeology story

On the evening of April 26th a report titled “Gaza farmer finds 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite...