BBC Faces More Serious Accusations of Bias in Gaza Hostage Release Coverage

[Nick Carter icp]

Just now, WDSmart said:

I think they are "fair" because they report on both sides of the story, not just one (Israeli). Most reports are based on and only favor Israel. An easy way to tell that is to look at what terms they use to describe each side, such as terrorists vs. soldiers and hostages vs. prisoners. 

 

Completely wrong . 

Hamas are terrorists and they hold hostages  and commit war crimes  .

IDF are a legitimate  army fighting back again terrorists and Israel holds prisoners .

Any one who states anything different is not stating facts 

[proton]

I believe in the Quran, it never mentions 'Palestine' once but does the children of Israel 43 times and indicates Allah gave the Jews their home land. Palestine is a fantasy invented in the 60's by Arafat (an Egyptian) to make victims of Muslims and to use it as rallying cry to continually attack Israel over 'occupied' land. If anyone is occupying land in the middle east it's muslims invading over the centuries, not the Jews who have been there for over three thousand years.

[dinsdale]

Who would have believed it from a national broadcaster funded by taxpayer's money yet is basically just another mouthpiece for the woke leftist ideology.  ABC in Australia is exactly the same. 

[Ben Zioner]

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14 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

I just read about it here, and I do see some criticism of the BBC on Facebook. I support their efforts to tell both sides of the story.

There aren't two sides, only one: Israel was attacked and had to defend herself. Whenever there is another side it is only anti-semitic fiction.

[Social Media]

Please discuss the topic not some posters repetative references to historical perspectives of the conflict. There are alternative topics already on that.

 

 

BBC Faces More Serious Accusations of Bias in Gaza Hostage Release Coverage

 

[ravip]

BBC Faces More Serious Accusations of Bias in Gaza Hostage Release Coverage - BBC lost its credibility more than a couple of decades ago.

 

In the 'good old days', the BBC news was the standard.

[Eloquent pilgrim]

7 hours ago, WDSmart said:

I'm happy to hear that the BBC, which I don't listen to much, is reporting more fairly on the Israel/Palestinian crisis. I encourage them to continue.

 

Would this be the same BBC, whose war correspondent Jon Donnison stood in Gaza and reported that the blast at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital was caused by an Israeli airstrike, and not, as it actually was, by a misfired rocket from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from within Gaza.

 

The same BBC, whose same war correspondent, Jon Donnison, posted a photo of a young girl lying on a hospital bed with bloodied clothes, with the caption “Heartbreaking, Pain in #Gaza” …. when it transpired that the photo of the young girl was actually taken in Syria.

 

Is this the BBC that you are happy to hear are reporting more fairly on the Gaza crisis ?

 

 

 

 

[WDSmart]

2 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Would this be the same BBC, whose war correspondent Jon Donnison stood in Gaza and reported that the blast at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital was caused by an Israeli airstrike, and not, as it actually was, by a misfired rocket from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from within Gaza.

 

The same BBC, whose same war correspondent, Jon Donnison, posted a photo of a young girl lying on a hospital bed with bloodied clothes, with the caption “Heartbreaking, Pain in #Gaza” …. when it transpired that the photo of the young girl was actually taken in Syria.

 

Is this the BBC that you are happy to hear are reporting more fairly on the Gaza crisis ?

 

 

 

 

I haven't heard about these incidents, but as far as I know, it's the same BBC. The one and only BBC. 

[beautifulthailand99]

The erstwhile David Coller has found a smoking gun and it turns out the BBC is infested with them. I shall inform my brother.

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

6 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

The erstwhile David Coller has found a smoking gun and it turns out the BBC is infested with them. I shall inform my brother.

 

 

The smoking gun was shot over 500 days ago. Keep up

 

BBC Accused of Bias in Israel-Hamas Coverage: Over 1,500 Breaches of Guidelines

[Eloquent pilgrim]

21 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

I haven't heard about these incidents, but as far as I know, it's the same BBC. The one and only BBC. 

 

 

I appreciate that you said you do not listen to the BBC much, so It is maybe understandable that you incorrectly thought that they have been reporting fairly on Gaza; the corporation has been institutionally antisemitic for decades, rather than years; and the reporter I mentioned is not the worst of them. Tune into any report on Gaza by Jeremy Bowen, or Lyse Doucet; a smorgasbord for antisemites.

 

 

 

[Hanaguma]

4 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Many thanks; don't suppose you want her back do you ?

 

 

Nah, we have enough woke-scolds already in network news here. Especially bitchy francophone women.

[ardsong]

On 2/18/2025 at 6:43 AM, koolkarl said:

I would bet if  you checked who is responsible for the news coverage on this topic would likely find a muslim or 2 in charge.

what I read in this article is statements of Mr Cohen, imho this is most likely not a Palestine man but most likely a Jew. 

The 2nd statement quoted here "Hillel Fuld, whose brother Ari was killed in 2018 by a Palestinian teenager recently freed in the prisoner exchange" is a person who is personally heavily suffering and maybe traumatised. 

 

That these 2 persons have a perception of BBC bias is highly expected.

 

Would have been a better balanced article is some Arabic people were quoted or some from some neutral countries.

 

[Evil Penevil]

On 2/18/2025 at 3:42 AM, coolcarer said:

Hostage release coverage and commentary has been the usual Hamas apologist reporting that the BBC has been doing from the outset. No change.   Outrageous reporting. As for their Arabic reporters. They are clear Hamas supporters. 

Is the BBC now a mouthpiece for terrorists?

 

Earlier this week, the BBC admitted it had broadcast an hour of primetime television narrated by the son of a Hamas terrorist leader. This connection to terrorism was not initially disclosed to audiences.

This is a very serious crisis for the BBC. It means that our national broadcaster distributed terrorist propaganda to the homes of licence-fee payers. 

[Bkk Brian]

The bias just goes on and on.

 

From the Spokeswoman, Israeli Embassy to the UK

 

BBC BIAS (yet again) Today my team received this remarkable message from a @BBC producer at @bbcworldservice
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They don’t want to interview someone knowledgeable, nor someone relevant, just someone who fits the predetermined narrative. 

There is nothing balanced or impartial about this.

 

 

BBC apologises to Israeli embassy after asking for anti-Netanyahu speaker
Corporation admits 'serious mistake' in request for speaker on news programme

The BBC has issued an “unreserved apology” to the Israeli embassy after a producer requested a guest who would be critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The corporation admitted the request was a “serious mistake” that “clearly falls well below our standards.”

The controversy arose when a BBC World Service producer contacted the Israeli embassy in London on Thursday morning, seeking a guest for the Newshour programme who would be “critical of Netanyahu.”

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/bbc-apologises-to-israeli-embassy-after-asking-for-anti-netanyahu-speaker-jvk4ksst