Mahmoud Abbas

November 15, 2020

Economist piece on Erekat rewrites history of the peace process

An Economist article on the death of long-time Palestinian spokesman Saeb Erekat (“Saeb Erekat...

July 22, 2020

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ lets PLO rep’s falsehoods slide, avoids tough questions

Previously we saw how the BBC programme ‘Hardtalk’ presented the guest interviewed in its July 1...

June 29, 2020

BBC’s Knell fails to challenge the PA on decision affecting healthcare

On June 14th we noted that BBC audiences had not seen any reporting on how Mahmoud Abbas’ May 19th...

June 14, 2020

BBC News silent on practicalities of PA’s ending of agreements with Israel

On May 20th the BBC News website reported that: “Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas has ...

June 5, 2020

Weekend long read

1) At the JCPA Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss ‘Mahmoud Abbas’ Strategy of Selective Com...

May 29, 2020

Weekend long read

1) NGO Monitor reports on ‘The Politics of OCHA’s COVID-19 Humanitarian Aid in the West Bank and...

May 26, 2020

BBC News ignores potential outcome of Abbas declaration

May 20th saw the appearance of an article headlined “Palestinians ‘ending accords with Israe...

March 13, 2020

The limits of BBC News reporting from PA controlled territories

The BBC's level of interest in internal Palestinian affairs is once again on display....

March 12, 2020

BBC News erases relevant background from report on Palestinian riot

Incitement and organisation were not included in the BBC's background information. ...

February 4, 2020

BBC Radio 4 news implies previous existence of Palestinian state in US plan report

Under Jeremy Bowen’s baton, BBC audiences were once again deprived of information necessary for th...