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A recurring pattern, the EUrabian BBC proudly being part of the problem for decades:

A Report on Anti-Israel Bias in BBC News Coverage by Jonathan M Hantman
(Selective reporting, misleading and inaccurate language, reporting uncorroborated allegations as fact, false comparisons etc.)

CONCLUSIONS:

...BBC news broadcasts have singularly failed to present the Israeli case in any serious or coherent way and appear to consistently strive to portray Israel in an unfavourable light. The BBC has failed to inaccurately portray the true nature and ideology of the current wave of Palestinian violence, the involvement and underlying intentions of the Palestinian leadership, the strategic nature of Palestinian terrorism, the legitimacy of Israel’s response to violence against her citizens, the legal and historical context of the creation of Israel and Israel’s presence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza and the nature of the Arab/Muslim regimes in the middle east and their involvement in the conflict.

In particular it seems that the BBC deliberately wishes to avoid reports which might suggest Palestinian violence being more motivated by political obstinacy, hate filled anti-Israel propaganda and incitement, than by the pain of an occupation which Israelis are committed to ending.

This misrepresentation fuels hatred against Israel and gives credence to horrific acts of terrorism, which serves only to win support and encourage future despicable acts....

BBC Bias By HonestReporting.com

However, also highlighted are:

gaps in coverage, analysis, context and perspective. There is also a failure to maintain consistently the BBC's own established editorial standards, including on language. There are shortcomings arising from the elusiveness of editorial planning, grip and oversight. In summary, the finding is that BBC coverage does not consistently constitute a full and fair account of the conflict but rather, in important respects, presents an incomplete and in that sense misleading picture.

In brief, the report recommends that the BBC:

• should provide more consistently a full and fair account - taking into consideration context, the diversification of the stories available in Israel, the regional dimension, and the two narratives;
• should provide better training for its Middle East staff;
• should provide an editorial 'Guiding Hand' - a senior figure with sufficient executive authority to command resources and give direction should be tasked with providing more secure editorial planning, grip and oversight;
• should get the language right, remedy deficiencies and ensure consistent application;
• should make purposive, and not merely reactive efforts to explain the complexities of the conflict.

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