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BBC airs Israeli "Independence Day" propaganda presented as documentary

BBC’s recent behavior has left it with no defense against claims of pro-Israel bias.

BBC admits downplaying the scale of Israel's occupation

Why are BBC presenters telling audiences that only part of the West Bank is occupied?

Who is responsible for the death of baby Omar Masharawi in Gaza last November?

UN’s conclusion that child was killed by Palestinian rocket is based on investigation by Gaza-based rights group.

Apologists for Israel take top posts at BBC

Amena Saleem
London
23 April 2013

James Harding, holder of the “most important” editorial job in Britain, has a history of supporting Zionism.

BBC defends false claims linking Rachel Corrie to killings of Israeli soldiers

Amena Saleem
London
3 April 2013

The BBC misinformed its audience in covering the Rachel Corrie case.

Syria appeal highlights BBC hypocrisy on Gaza

The BBC prepares to air a DEC appeal for Syria, four years after refusing to show a similar appeal for Gaza

Israel steps up SodaStream marketing in attempt to greenwash Israeli settlement crimes

The Israeli government’s use of SodaStream to greenwash the occupation may have fooled politicians and mainstream journalists, but activists aren’t duped so easily.

BBC acknowledges that Palestinian citizens of Israel are not guaranteed equality by law

In a report last month on Israel’s racist “Judaization” policies in the Negev, BBC reporter Tim Whewell wrote that “Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel are guaranteed full equality by law.” Responding to my complaint, the BBC’s Middle East desk has acknowledged that this is not the case, and “agree the wording of the sentence in question is inaccurate.”

How the media let Israel get away with murder

Charlotte Silver
San Francisco
17 January 2013

Reports on the killing of four young Palestinians in recent days were heavily reliant on Israeli military sources.

BBC Trust upholds complaint over Nakba Day radio report that downplayed expulsion of Palestinians

The governing body of BBC agrees that there had been “a lack of clarity as to what Nakba Day commemorates,” and that the language used did not accurately “convey the reality of the departures [of the refugees].”

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