Hadar Sela
ARTICLES BY: Hadar Sela
Why Does the BBC Refuse to Call Palestinian Attacks ‘Terrorism’?
Regular readers of CAMERA UK cannot help but be aware of the BBC’s editorial guidelines concerning the use of language when reporting terrorism: 11.3.5 Our reporting...
Media Re-airs Program That Whitewashes Palestinian Terror and Distorts Yasser Arafat’s Terror Record
On August 4, BBC Radio 4 saw fit to recycle an edition of its self-described “history programme” called Witness, which was originally aired in September...
BBC Spends 37 Words on Tel Aviv Terror Attack; Hundreds on Stories That Malign Israel
Late on August 6th (Israeli time), the BBC News website published a report by the Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell about a counter-terrorism operation that had...
The Real Story of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
On July 30, the BBC News website published an uncredited report that was originally headlined "Six killed at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon." Over the...
Surprise: BBC Distorts More Facts About Israel
Visitors to the BBC News website’s live page covering the two-day counter-terrorism operation in Jenin on July 3 and 4 learned that hours after that...
BBC Jerusalem Correspondent Distorts by Omission in Article on Jenin Terror Raid
On the afternoon of June 19, a report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman was published on the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page,...
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...
