Alex Brodie

October 22, 2001

BBC Softpedals Terrorism

In its website coverage and World Service radio broadcasts, BBC continues to purvey a highly distorted anti-Israel picture of events in the Middle East. A website headline about a terrorist who shot dead three Israelis and injured 16 others obscured the fact that he was a Palestinian by stating "Israel bus station gunman kills three..."
December 19, 2000

BBC Cheerleads Palestinian Violence

In a remarkable Dec.12 interview with Palestinian human rights campaigner Bassem Eid, BBC anchor Clair Bolderson appeared indignant at Eid's contention that Palestinians should stop shooting at Israelis, and should instead – despite its flaws – continue with the peace process.