Kidnappings

June 30, 2014

Massive Tel Aviv rally for kidnapped teens ignored by BBC

Visitors to the BBC News website’s Middle East page wouldn’t know it, but on the evening...

June 30, 2014

When does the BBC call a kidnapping a kidnapping?

As has been noted here previously, the vast majority of recent BBC reports on the subject of the kid...

June 29, 2014

On BBC Monitoring’s fantasy ‘ban’ and short skirt syndrome

On June 16th BBC Monitoring informed audiences – in an article titled “Israel: Hitchhik...

June 28, 2014

BBC News report on kidnapping suspects downplays Hamas connections

As readers are no doubt aware, on the evening of June 26th the Israel Security Agency (ISA) publishe...

June 26, 2014

Yolande Knell’s ‘analysis’ of teens’ kidnappings breaches BBC editorial guidelines

As readers no doubt recall, last October the BBC’s Editorial Complaints Unit reaffirmed the co...

June 26, 2014

BBC World News’ Maryam Moshiri amplifies PA spin

The political spin promoted by the Palestinian Authority after the kidnapping of Eyal Yifrach, Nafta...

June 25, 2014

BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme continues template coverage of teens’ abduction

The June 24th edition of the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme included an item concerning t...

June 25, 2014

Eighth BBC article on search for kidnapped teens ignores attack on Ramallah police

June 22nd saw the publication of the BBC News website’s eighth article on the subject of the o...