Prisoner release

January 9, 2023

Inaccuracy and omission in BBC report on release of terrorist

A report by David Gritten headlined ‘Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner’ was p...

September 13, 2018

BBC WS airbrushes terror out of a story about Palestinian prisoners

Listeners to 'The Fifth Floor' hear politicised "human stories that deserve to be heard" from BBC Mo...

August 29, 2015

Which got more cover on BBC News website this week – terror or ketchup?

On the evening of August 26th an incident took place near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem in which a ...

May 8, 2014

Background to the BBC’s inaccurate framing of the end of Middle East talks

Back on April 1st the BBC published an article on its website’s Middle East page titled “...

April 8, 2014

BBC claims final tranche of prisoner release included “hundreds” – reader secures correction

Another day: another BBC article on the subject of the stalled talks between Israel and the PLO whic...

April 7, 2014

Crucial background to floundering of ME talks still outside the BBC’s frame

On April 4th a report appeared on the Middle East page of the BBC News website under the title ̶...

April 4, 2014

BBC opts for equivalence in report on talks breakdown

On the afternoon of April 3rd a report appeared on the Middle East page of the BBC News website unde...

April 2, 2014

BBC’s selective omissions slant audience view of Israel-PLO talks

On the evening of April 1st an article titled “Premature to write off Middle East peace talks ...

April 1, 2014

BBC continues to present an incomplete picture of Israel-PLO talks

On April 1st an article titled “US ‘may free Israel spy Jonathan Pollard’” a...

March 29, 2014

BBC’s Knell amplifies PA narrative, mainstreams BDS on late-night BBC Radio 5

On March 27th BBC Radio 5 live’s late night show ‘Up All Night’ featured an item w...