Hadar Sela
ARTICLES BY: Hadar Sela
BBC Distorts Accidental Palestinian Death to Attack Israel
On the evening of June 1, Palestinian terrorists opened fire on the civilian community of Halamish: The Israel Defense Forces said that following an initial investigation,...
Media Report on Paris Synagogue Bombing Trial Blurs Terrorism
Late on April 21, a report by the BBC’s Paris correspondent, Hugh Schofield, appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page under the headline,...
BBC Erases Hamas Incitement From Coverage of Temple Mount Violence
In February, the BBC News website began promoting the following talking point: “The Muslim holiday of Ramadan is set to overlap with the Jewish holiday...
BBC Provides Cover for Terrorists in Coverage of Nablus Raid
On the afternoon of February 22, a report appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page under the headline “Nablus clashes: Nine Palestinians killed...
Ken Roth Goes to the UK to Spread His Anti-Israel Libels
On February 13, the BBC aired filmed and audio interviews with Ken Roth, the former director of Human Rights Watch. Readers in the UK can find...
The BBC Continues to Present a Distorted Picture of Terror in Jenin
Back in July 2022, we observed that a common feature of several BBC reports concerning Israeli counter-terrorism operations in the Jenin area was: …their failure to inform audiences...
BBC Report on UK Student Antisemitism Smears Israel, Then Doubles Down with ‘Apartheid’ Reference
On January 12, the BBC News website published an article by education correspondent Hazel Shearing regarding the publication of the findings of an independent inquiry...
BBC Radio Show Says Israel Is ‘Occupied Palestine’
The November 2 edition of the BBC World Service radio program "OS" (formerly known as "Outside Source") led with an item (from 00:04 here) concerning...
Media Uses Reporters Tragic Death to Defame Israel
From the moment on May 11 when the news broke that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh had been shot while in Jenin to report...
People Who Want to Destroy Israel Are Not ‘Human Rights Activists’
As regular readers are no doubt aware, the BBC editorial guidelines on impartiality include a section relating to “contributors’ affiliations”: 4.3.12 We should not automatically assume...
The BBC Uses Biden’s Visit to Lie About Israel Being an ‘Apartheid’ State
In a July 14 TV report about President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen highlighted banners put up by the...
BBC Has a Clear, Anti-Israel Narrative
If there is one thing that has been particularly striking about the last seven weeks of copious media coverage of the death of journalist Shireen...
BBC Falsely Condemns Israel for Reporter’s Death
On the afternoon of June 24, another report by Raffi Berg promoting a supposed investigation into the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh appeared on the...
BBC’s New ‘Comedy’ Show Contains Anti-Israel Hate
Back in April, the BBC announced a new “open door comedy show”: DMs Are Open is the new showcase for the public’s comedy writing talents on...
