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In fresh scrutiny of controversial film, report accuses broadcaster of ‘whitewashing’ terror support with what an Israeli diplomat calls ‘intentional mistranslations’A controversial BBC documentary on life in Gaza has again come under scrutiny, as a report Monday accused the filmmakers of “whitewashing” references to terrorism, Jihad, Hamas and prejudice against Jews in the English translation of the original Arabic dialogue. The film, “Gaza: How To Survive a War Zone”, was pulled from BBC‘s online streaming service last week after a Telegraph report found that the documentary’s narrator was the son of a major Hamas governmental figure. On Monday, a new...

In a statement on Monday, a BBC spokesperson acknowledged that the broadcaster was "not initially aware that Marah Abu Zuhri was being treated for leukemia." Following criticism, the BBC admitted on Monday that a Gazan woman it claimed had died from starvation was also suffering with leukemia, and amended its article accordingly. International media widely reported over the weekend that 20-year-old Marah Salah Mahmoud Zohry died from malnutrition in an Italian hospital after being evacuated from Gaza. The BBC subsequently tweeted that Zohry "died of malnutrition," and titled its article in the same way. However, on Sunday, Israel’s Coordination of...

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee mocks the BBC after it implied Israel starved a Gazan woman who, in fact, died of leukemia. Sharing journalist Melanie Phillips’ critique, he quips the BBC would apologize “the same day a Baskin Robbins opens in hell.” .....

The Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has appeared in court charged with alleged sex-related offences against three women at locations including at a BBC studio, with a trial date set for November. Mr Kohli appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday to face a total of six charges against three different women between 2007 and 2016. The 56-year-old Celebrity Big Brother contestant denies the charges. Alleged locations include the BBC studios at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, where he allegedly indecently assaulted a woman by squeezing her bottom and trying to hug her between April 2007 and September 2008. It is also...

Ten men aged between 49 and 71 have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse in Bradford [England]. The suspects, who are all from the city, have been interviewed and bailed pending further enquiries, West Yorkshire Police said. The alleged offences are said to have occurred between 1994 and 1997 and relate to six victims who were aged between 13 and 15 at the time.

The term "pallyweid" can be used to describe a specific type of rhetoric or narrative about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is both misleading and one-sided, often found in discussions that accuse Israel erroneously of “apartheid” and “genocide.” Here's how the key elements can be incorporated into the term: Pallyweid and the Apartheid SlurThe term pallyweid draws from the "apartheid" false accusation leveled at Israel, which critics claim is based on systemic racial segregation akin to the policies of South Africa during apartheid. In reality, Israel’s legal and political framework is far different from the brutal racial segregation of the South...

A leaked BBC memo instructing staff to blame Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for Gaza's food crisis has sparked outrage and accusations of bias, as critics question the broadcaster's commitment to impartiality and responsible journalism. A leaked internal BBC memo titled “Covering the food crisis in Gaza” has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with allegations that it directs staff to blame Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) for the region’s ongoing food shortages. The document, first reported by *The Spectator* on Monday, explicitly instructs journalists to frame the aid system as nonfunctional and attribute the humanitarian failure solely...

A new study by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) alleges that major U.S. and European news outlets served as uncritical megaphones for Hamas-linked narratives during the war with Israel in Gaza, amplifying claims that ultimately undermined a U.S.-backed food relief operation while shielding the terrorist group from scrutiny. The 102-page report, titled "The 4th Estate Sale: How American and European Media Became an Uncritical Mouthpiece for a Designated Foreign Terror Organization" concludes that outlets including MSNBC, CNN, The Washington Post, and Reuters published or promoted unverified claims sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry without disclosing that it is controlled...

-excerpt- Officials have since announced the arrest of hundreds of suspects across the country on accusations of espionage. State television has aired alleged confessions from several detainees, purportedly admitting to collaboration with Israeli intelligence. -excerpt- According to Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC,... Iranian intelligence and security forces arrested "more than 700 individuals linked to this network". -excerpt- The Iranian government has also stepped up pressure on journalists working for Persian-language media outlets abroad, including BBC Persian and the London-based Iran International and Manoto TV. According to Iran International, the IRGC detained the mother, father, and brother...

When immigration agents pulled up outside a Los Angeles car wash on a quiet Sunday afternoon, it sparked instant chaos. Some customers at the Westchester Hand Wash, which sits in the centre of a busy shopping area just blocks from the city's airport, froze as the officers in olive-green uniforms approached, CCTV footage obtained by the BBC shows. Two employees who spotted them ducked behind a luxury SUV they were wiping down with a rag. Another worker halfway through cleaning the back window of a car looked up. Then all at once they scattered and ran, some jumping over a...

As RedState reported, major news outlets, including Fox News, CNN, the Associated Press, and the BBC, rushed to publish a fake news story about a supposed "massacre" at an Israeli-allied Gaza aid distribution site. According to the Hamas-run "Gaza Ministry of Health," Israeli "warships, tanks, and drones" randomly opened fire on thousands of people, killing 31 and injuring over 200 more. Why would Israel do that when their entire strategy is to neuter Hamas' power structure by not allowing the terrorist group to control the distribution of aid? The answer is that they wouldn't, which should have been enough for...

Caitríona Perry anchoring BBC News America, May 29, 2025. Perry advocates for Hamas and tries the Pallyweid drama language but for once, is pushed back. The begins with repeating what "Hamas official" argues why they can't agree to ceasefire Netanyahu agreed to [beacuse they want a guarantee of not resuming the war after 60 days], presents them as of equal and normal side in the war. She interviews David Satterfield of the Baker Institute. She asks Satterfield about UN objecting the US/Israel GHF and his opinion about it. He replies that we should encourage any food entering. [She misses the...

Feroze Sidhwa, a long timer anti-Israel activist, at least since 2005, poses today at UN as some kind of "objective info" teller, to rail against Israel via statements he claims to have "seen" in Gaza, so happily interviewed by BBC. Here is a June 2005 screenshot of Sidhwa propaganda at the infamous E.I. - Ali Abunimah blog. In his hit piece in NYT in Oct. 2024 , already shredded online for his falsehood, he replied with another lie, denying Hamas uses civilians. "New York Times Guest Essay Shredded Online After Claiming IDF Targets Gazan Children." Channa Rifkin. Honest Reporting October...

Americans across the country are remembering George Floyd five years after he was killed by police, with special gatherings in the city where he grew up and the one where he died. The murder of Floyd, a black man, in Minneapolis by police officer Derek Chauvin led to nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. On Sunday, Floyd's family gathered in their hometown of Houston near Floyd's gravesite for an event led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, while Minneapolis held several commemorations. What many hailed as a national "reckoning" with racism after Floyd's death, though, seems to be fading as...

BBC'S SUMMARY In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Donald Trump confronts South Africa's leader with video over discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa Trump says white farmers are "fleeing South Africa" and plays footage showing people chanting "kill the Boer, kill the farmer" This is the first time we've seen this sort of ambush in the Oval Office, reports Bernd Debusmann Jr Responding to the footage, Ramaphosa says the chants don't represent government policy There were parallels with the infamous Zelensky meeting in the Oval Office, writes Anthony Zurcher, but Ramaphosa kept his composure A group of...

May 19, 2025:The somber face of Caitríona Perry reporting on Netanyahu getting basic aid trucks into Gaza. Caitríona Perry is current anchor of BBC America. Just like typical BBC bigoted propaganda "journalists" only so happy if and when they can bombard Israelophobia. They, constantly, stream genocidal Hamas provided or/and controlled footage - to shock. Amazingly they can't show adult terrorists being eliminated. Adults - the key. And of course they wouldn't mention cruel Palestine Hamas using = robbing aid as a controlling power.

The nephew of the interim President of Honduras Roberto Micheletti has been found dead in what the police are calling an execution style killing. Enzo Micheletti's body was discovered on Sunday in woodland near Choloma, 250 km north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. Police say his hands were tied behind his back and his body was riddled with bullets There is no indication that his death is connected to the coup that brought his uncle to power at the end of June.

Samer Elzaenen, who appeared on BBC Arabic multiple times since war began, shared posts promoting hatred, violence against Jews and support for terror; .. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Gaza-based journalist who has appeared frequently on BBC Arabic since the beginning of the war expressed support for violence against Jews and praised terrorist attacks, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.

Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula. Those "little green men" marked the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, which culminated in the 2022 full-scale invasion. The future of Crimea is now at the centre of President Donald Trump's peace plan and has prompted Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to rule out recognising Russian control of the peninsula. The exact terms of his plan have not been published, but reports suggest it would include the...

Some arrogant BBC reporter tries to lecture Bukele about “human right” for gang members in El Salvador, after Bukele was elected for his second term. Let's just say it did not end well for the BBC reporter. Trouble with these moronic western legacy media is, they'll do everything possible to defend vicious criminals. Meanwhile, they never run anything in their lives. They just write nonsense every day and get paid for it too. Worth watching.