Right of Return

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...

July 2, 2019

BBC’s Mishal Husain promotes dubious peace plan framing – part one

'Today' listeners get a selective view of the Arab Peace Initiative. ...

May 30, 2019

BBC Arabic website promotes antisemitic Holocaust analogy

What happened when BBC Trending went to interview participants in an anti-Israel demonstration in Lo...

May 28, 2019

BBC Radio 1 ‘Newsbeat’ Gaza special – part two

A 'Newsbeat' "Gaza special" falls well short of standards of accuracy and impartiality....

May 17, 2019

Claim shown to be false a year ago recycled in simplistic BBC backgrounder

The BBC continues to promote an allegation withdrawn by Hamas 12 months ago....

May 15, 2019

BBC Two’s ‘One Day in Gaza’ adheres to existing BBC practice

BBC Two's hour long film stayed well within the boundaries of existing BBC framing....

April 12, 2019

Weekend long read

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

April 3, 2019

Unchallenged pro-Hamas propaganda on BBC WS ‘Newshour’

BBC's Lyse Doucet fails to challenge five minutes of pro-Hamas messaging. ...

March 31, 2019

BBC News sticks to year-old formula of reporting on ‘Great Return March’

Rinse and repeat BBC reporting on Gaza border events....

March 12, 2019

BBC WS radio tries to do Arab-Israeli conflict demographics

A visiting BBC journalist presents a context-free, simplistic and predictably jejune portrayal of a ...