Posts Tagged: Hadar Sela
BBC Can’t Un-Ring the Bell of Smearing Victims of Antisemitic Attack
On January 8, the BBC News website reported that the many complaints it had received concerning reports put out over a month earlier, on December...
Reviewing the BBC’s Coverage of the Israel-Sudan Agreement
BBC coverage of the October 23rd announcement of the agreement to normalize relations between Israel and Sudan included a written report titled “Sudan-Israel relations agreed,...
The BBC — Like Other Media Outlets — Ignores the UNRWA Ethics Story
In 2017, the BBC expanded its links with the news agency AFP as part of its news-gathering process. Unlike many other media outlets -- including the...
The BBC Uses an Omission to Smear Israel on Arab Citizens
The BBC News website recently created a tag called "Israel Elections 2019," which to date includes just five items. Members of the UK public (who...
BBC Uses Music Story to Promote Anti-Israel Propaganda
The October 22 afternoon edition of the BBC World Service radio program "Newshour" included an item (from 0:48:58 here) introduced by presenter Razia Iqbal as follows: [emphasis...
Once Again, the BBC Refuses to Report on Palestinian Terror
Anyone who bothered to read right to the end of the article titled “Israel seals off Hebron after surge of attacks” which appeared on the...
BBC Obscures the Truth About an Anti-Israel UN Resolution
An article that appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page on March 25, under the headline “Israel rejects database of settlement-linked firms,” pertains to...
BBC Host Allows Saeb Erekat to Report Misleading Claims on Palestinian Violence (VIDEO)
Back in June, Hadar Sela reported on a "Hardtalk" interview with Saeb Erekat, in which host Zeinab Badawi failed to challenge the Palestinian chief negotiator as he recycled old statements, and reverted to...
Times of London Revives Anti-Israel Smear Over Ethiopian Blood Donations
The November 4th edition of the Times of London includes a review by David Aaronovitch of a new exhibit at the Jewish Museum in London titled Blood: Uniting and Dividing. Aaronovitch explains...
BBC Ignores Palestinian Stabbings of Israeli Senior Citizens
On the morning of November 2, a terrorist and an accomplice tried to stab an Israeli soldier at the Jalame (Gilboa) crossing north of Jenin. On that same day, five Palestinians...
The BBC Explains Why It Cannot Report Israeli History Truthfully
Readers no doubt recall the audio report from BBC Jerusalem Bureau staffer Kevin Connolly, which -- despite including inaccurate portrayals of both Israeli and British history -- was broadcast...
BBC Says Israelis’ Fear of Terror Attacks is ‘Paranoia’
During the first three weeks of October 2015, ten Israelis were killed and 112 wounded -- eleven of them seriously -- in 40 stabbing attacks, four shootings, and five...
BBC Promotes Falsehoods About Gaza ‘Blockade’
The August 16 edition of the BBC World Service radio program ‘Newshour’ included a story (available here from 38:32 or here as an abridged clip) about 3D printed stethoscopes developed...
BBC Helps Spread Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories About Arafat
On July 21, the BBC News website’s Middle East page included a report titled “Yasser Arafat: French prosecutor seeks end to murder inquiry.“ The article’s...
