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Beastly Boy

(13,283 posts) Mon May 5, 2025, 06:57 PM May 2025

BBC to launch review of Gaza coverage after anti-Semitism claims

The BBC is to appoint an independent figure to investigate its Arabic channel over repeated allegations of anti-Semitism exposed by The Telegraph.

On Saturday, Dr Samir Shah, the chairman of the BBC, said that the corporation’s wider handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict would also be examined.

The Telegraph has previously revealed a number of BBC Arabic’s contributors have posted anti-Jewish sentiments and expressed their apparent support for the terror group Hamas, both before and after the October 7 attacks.

The broadcaster has previously defended its Arabic channel, which is part of the World Service. But speaking to Times Radio, Dr Shah said: “The Arabic service, we are looking at it, we’ve been examining it. I think this whole business of how we’ve covered Israel-Gaza is a proper thing to examine thoroughly, which is why we’re going to identify... we’re going to get hold of an independent figure to look at our coverage.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/03/bbc-launch-review-arabic-arm-anti-semitism-claims/

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BBC to launch review of Gaza coverage after anti-Semitism claims (Original Post) Beastly Boy May 2025 OP

Good. Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #1

LOL! Behind the Aegis May 2025 #2

Good mcar May 2025 #3

Been very clear Mountainguy May 2025 #4

Great news rollin74 May 2025 #5

NPR needs to do the same DavidDvorkin May 2025 #6

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)

1. Good.

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 07:00 PM

May 2025

Behind the Aegis

(56,216 posts)

2. LOL!

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 07:46 PM

May 2025

Oh wait. Not The Onion?

mcar

(46,366 posts)

3. Good

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 07:47 PM

May 2025

Mountainguy

(2,145 posts)

4. Been very clear

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 08:19 PM

May 2025

that most or all reporters allowed to operate in Gaza are Hamas or Hamas affiliated.

rollin74

(2,331 posts)

5. Great news

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 08:58 PM

May 2025

DavidDvorkin

(20,685 posts)

6. NPR needs to do the same

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 10:27 PM

May 2025

It often sounds like National Palestinian Radio.

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