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BBC-WATCH: BBC Touts Hamas Line
The Message at the New York Times – Blame the Victim
The day after the bloody rush hour bombing of bus #14a in downtown Jerusalem, the White House stated that the obstacle to Middle East peace was the terrorist group Hamas.
Laura King’s Blind Spot
In a striking display of tunnel vision, Los Angeles Times Jerusalem correspondent Laura King missed the plainly clear evidence that many Palestinian residents of Gaza resent Hamas for endangering their neighborhoods by launching attacks against Israel from the area.
BBC’s Profiles Obscure Reality
More than a year ago (2001-2002), BBC posted on its Web site several profiles of Middle Eastern leaders and groups. The profiles whitewashed Palestinian terrorist figures while, at the same time, harshly disparaging the Israeli prime minister. Despite letters to BBC about its unfair and biased features, the profiles remain unrevised on the Web site. Unfortunately, the misinformation in these features has been quoted and repeated as fact in English language newspapers across the world. For BBC to post such blatantly biased profiles is a violation of its own ethical code of impartiality, accuracy and fairness.
Chris Hedges, Harper’s, and Israel
Chris Hedges' "A Gaza Diary: Scenes from the Palestinian Uprising," published in the September/October edition of Harper's, is severely marred by material errors and grave anti-Israel bias.
BBC Correspondent Actively Supports Palestinian War Against Israel
The BBC's correspondent in Gaza reportedly declared at a recent Hamas event that reporters and the media are "waging the campaign [against Israel] shoulder-to-shoulder together with the Palestinian people..." (Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2001)