Jewish organisations say BBC is institutionally hostile to Israel
from Religion Media Centre:
Three prominent Jewish groups including the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Leadership Council, and the Community Security Trust have endorsed a report which claims the BBC has become “institutionally hostile to Israel”.
The report, by the former BBC Director of Television, Danny Cohen, criticises the corporation for making “false and damaging claims about Israel’s conduct of this war” and having fuelled “the flames of antisemitism that have spread across the world”.
Mr Cohen’s report calls on the BBC to commit to an independent inquiry into its coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict and to adopt a “zero tolerance of antisemitism and bias” that would include a “one-strike policy” with the power to remove a journalist from reporting on the war.
The three groups have backed the findings from the report in a letter to The Times.
A BBC spokeswoman said: “The Israel-Gaza conflict is a polarising and difficult story to cover and we understand there are a range of views. The BBC has focused on reporting the conflict impartially, bringing audiences breaking news, insight and analysis, and reflecting all perspectives”
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