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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 571

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April 26, 2025, 10:12 pm
Gazan journalist who appears on BBC Arabic called to ‘burn’ Jews in resurfaced posts
UK broadcaster attempts to distance itself from Samer Elzaenen, who has said shooting Jews ‘fixes everything,’ stating that he isn’t a staff member while disavowing antisemitism
By ToI Staff
This screenshot from the trailer for 'Gaza: How to Survive A War Zone' shows narrator Abdullah Al-Yazouri, whose father is a Hamas deputy minister. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 7, 2025, 7:06 am
UK journalist who blew whistle on BBC Gaza documentary: ‘I caught them in bed with Hamas’
David Collier, who swiftly revealed the film’s narrator to be ‘Hamas royalty,’ believes the episode could be a turning point for an outlet perennially accused of anti-Israel bias
By Bart Schut
Screen capture of BBC Chair Samir Shah, right, and Director Tim Davie as they speak to the UK parliament's Culture, Media & Sport Committee, March 4, 2025. (YouTube: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 5, 2025, 4:45 pm
BBC chief: Gaza documentary scandal a ‘dagger to the heart’ of our impartiality
Chair Samir Shah tells lawmakers ‘proper independent review’ needed; teenage son of Hamas figure at center of controversy reportedly featured in another UK news broadcast last year
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Britain's Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy speaks during a Civil Society reception inside 10 Downing Street in London on October 17, 2024 (Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP)
February 28, 2025, 10:17 pm
UK government calls urgent meeting with BBC over Gaza documentary scandal
Culture secretary demands ‘assurances no stone will be left unturned’ in review of decision to air film that was narrated by son of Hamas deputy minister, involved payment to his family
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This screenshot from the trailer for 'Gaza: How to Survive A War Zone' shows narrator Abdullah Al-Yazouri, whose father is a Hamas deputy minister. (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 28, 2025, 6:37 am
BBC apologizes for ‘serious flaws’ in documentary narrated by Hamas official’s son
UK public broadcaster says ‘mistakes’ in ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ were ‘significant and damaging’; says it’s checking no money went to the terror group; mother was paid
By AFP and ToI Staff
A screenshot showing the mistranslation of the BBC's subtitles in the documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive A War Zone.' (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 26, 2025, 8:36 pm
BBC Gaza documentary translates ‘Jihad’ to ‘resistance,’ ‘Jews’ to ‘Israeli army’
In fresh scrutiny of controversial film, report accuses broadcaster of ‘whitewashing’ terror support with what an Israeli diplomat calls ‘intentional mistranslations’
By ToI Staff
This screenshot from the trailer for 'Gaza: How to Survive A War Zone' shows narrator Abdullah Al-Yazouri, whose father is a Hamas deputy minister. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 21, 2025, 7:21 pm
BBC pulls Gaza documentary after star revealed as son of Hamas minister
British broadcaster says ‘Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone’ to be unavailable until ‘due diligence’ is conducted; narrator’s links to Hamas not disclosed
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Protesters holding placards and Israeli flags join a gathering outside the headquarters of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in London on October 16, 2023, to appeal to the corporation to call Hamas 'terrorists.' (Daniel Leal/AFP)
October 3, 2024, 3:08 pm
BBC coverage of Hamas conflict ‘profoundly biased,’ says former pro-Iran commentator
Once a vocal supporter of the Islamic Republic, Catherine Perez-Shakdam recently stepped up to head We Believe In Israel – and now has Britain’s top broadcaster in her sights
By Robert Philpot
The Nova music festival in southern Israel as seen in 'We Will Dance Again.' (Courtesy of production)
September 27, 2024, 9:37 am
BBC airs Nova massacre film after insisting references to Hamas as terrorists removed
‘We Will Dance Again,’ renowned 90-minute documentary detailing Palestinian terror group’s Oct. 7 onslaught at Israeli music festival, altered to align with contentious BBC policy
By ToI Staff
Protesters hold placards and wave Israeli flags as they take part in a "Rape is NOT resistance" demonstration outside the BBC headquarters, in London, on February 4, 2024 to bring attention to the plight of kidnapped Israeli women in Gaza. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
September 8, 2024, 2:02 pm
BBC breached own guidelines 1,500 times in early Gaza war coverage, report claims
Using AI to analyze 9 million words of coverage from first four months of war, researchers find Israel was associated with war crimes, genocide far more often than Hamas was
By ToI Staff
Protesters hold placards and Israeli flags outside the headquarters of the BBC in London on October 16, 2023, to appeal to the corporation to call Hamas 'terrorists.' (Daniel Leal / AFP)
May 21, 2024, 4:18 pm
Ex-BBC chief: Network’s Arabic service rife with anti-Israel bias, support for terror
Danny Cohen says some reporters speak in same voice as Hamas or have celebrated Oct. 7 massacre, broadcaster has made 80 corrections since the war began
By ToI Staff
A logo of the BBC is seen at the BBC Headquarters in London, Britain, on July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
May 14, 2024, 2:50 pm
BBC rejects UK foreign secretary’s call to label Hamas a terrorist group
Spokesperson says ‘long-standing position’ on matter is clear, with broadcaster generally avoiding use of the word in global reporting unless attributed to others
By Stuart Winer
A logo of the BBC is seen at the BBC Headquarters in London, Britain, on July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
April 16, 2024, 8:20 pm
BBC urges UN experts to condemn Iran’s ‘harassment’ of its journalists
Lawyers accuse Tehran of abusing ‘national security and counter-terrorism laws’ against news organization to intimidate and silence independent reporting on regime
By AFP
Itay Regev visits the site where he and his sister Maya were kidnapped on October 7 at the Supernova music festival, January 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
March 14, 2024, 11:14 am
Freed hostage Itay Regev: Gazan doctor pulled bullet from my leg without anesthesia
Regev, 19, in London to meet with British lawmakers and urge better international efforts to release remaining captives, tells BBC of horrific abuse at hands of terrorists
By ToI Staff
Middle East and Islam lecturer Idit Bar at her home in Jerusalem, 2019 (Ohad Ramati / courtesy)
February 2, 2024, 10:57 am
To stand up for Israel, Mideast expert agrees to be ‘punching bag’ for Arab media
Since Oct. 7, Idit Bar has engaged in intensive public diplomacy on BBC Arabic and social media. In the process, she has learned to hit the ‘soft belly’ of a hostile audience
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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