Zaher Birawi

October 3, 2025

BBC News delivers the goods in narrative promoting flotilla coverage

As readers no doubt recall, the BBC began producing partial coverage of the story of the latest flot...

September 8, 2025

BBC News keeps audiences in the dark about latest flotilla stunt

On September 2nd the BBC News website published a report by Gabriela Pomeroy headlined “Gaza floti...

September 5, 2025

Weekend long read

1) At the INSS, Tammy Caner analyses ‘Trends and Challenges in Humanitarian Assistance to the Gaza...

June 11, 2025

BBC News prioritises ‘aid yacht’ propaganda over factual information

Visitors to the BBC News website on the morning of June 9th found no fewer than three items relating...

May 4, 2025

BBC promotion of unverified claims from anti-Israel activists

The lead item in the May 2nd edition of the BBC World Service ‘Global News Podcast’ was presente...

March 3, 2025

Omissions in BBC reporting on criticism of removal of Gaza documentary

Last month we documented the appearance on the BBC News website of two items promoting what the BBC ...

April 12, 2024

Weekend long read

1) The ITIC reports on the return of flotillas. “Since the beginning of the Gaza Strip War, initia...

December 1, 2023

Weekend long read

1) At the Middle East Institute, Jonathan M Weiner examines ‘Essential questions about the Russia-...

January 16, 2023

BBC report on NUS antisemitism gives the last word to political activists

On January 12th the BBC News website published an article by education correspondent Hazel Shearing ...

November 15, 2022

More flotilla agitprop on the horizon?

The Jerusalem Post informs us of plans to stage another episode of maritime agitprop in 2023: “Mem...