Palestinian Islamic Jihad

February 25, 2020

What can BBC audiences expect if the ‘Great Return March’ returns?

Between March 2018 and December 2019 the BBC reported the 'Great Return March' using very specific f...

February 24, 2020

BBC News report on PIJ attacks focuses on Israel’s response

BBC audiences saw one two-sentence paragraph of reporting on rocket attacks against Israeli civilian...

November 20, 2019

BBC’s Plett Usher does ‘ode to a reasonable Hamas’

BBC audiences get transparent amplification of Hamas' narrative. ...

November 19, 2019

BBC’s Bateman misleads WS radio listeners on Israeli ‘policy’

Tom Bateman led audiences to understand that Israel has a “policy” of opening fire on people he ...

November 19, 2019

BBC’s Tom Bateman frames ‘background’ to PIJ attacks

BBC audiences hear false framing of PIJ rocket attacks on Israeli civilians....

November 18, 2019

What did BBC audiences learn from a PIJ leader interview?

Two media organisations, two speeches and one PIJ leader. ...

November 18, 2019

BBC abandons independent verification in reporting on Gaza casualties

The BBC has taken to describing all Gaza Strip casualties as “Palestinians”, regardless of wheth...

November 17, 2019

BBC Arabic whitewashes PIJ’s history of killing Israeli civilians

A BBC Arabic profile of the PIJ omits and distorts important details from its history and downplays ...

November 17, 2019

BBC doublethink on display in report on rocket attacks

As far as the BBC is concerned, a ceasefire can be described as “holding” despite multiple rocke...

November 15, 2019

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading. ...