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However, some on the other side of the debate have criticized the BBC for a pro-Israeli bias. For example, the BBC has been criticized for refusing to show a Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Gaza following the fighting in the region in December 2008 - January 2009.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4789700/BBC-Trust-chairman-attacks-politicians-over-Gaza-appeal-pressure.html "BBC Trust chairman attacks politicians over Gaza appeal pressure"] ''[[The Telegraph]]''. (February 24, 2009)</ref> [[Russia Today]], a news organization tied in with [[Vladimir Putin]] and the [[Kremlin]], has also raised allegations of pro-Israel bias, in particular with regards to the interview of Israeli defense chief. An investigation went under way following allegations from pro-[[Palestinian]] activists.<ref>[http://on.rt.com/ofr138 "Pro-Israel bias: BBC admits editorial breach in interview with Israeli defense chief"] ''RT Network''. Published time: May 21, 2015; Edited time: June 3, 2015 16:59.</ref>
However, some on the other side of the debate have criticized the BBC for a pro-Israeli bias. For example, the BBC has been criticized for refusing to show a Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Gaza following the fighting in the region in December 2008 - January 2009.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4789700/BBC-Trust-chairman-attacks-politicians-over-Gaza-appeal-pressure.html "BBC Trust chairman attacks politicians over Gaza appeal pressure"] ''[[The Telegraph]]''. (February 24, 2009)</ref> [[Russia Today]], a news organization tied in with [[Vladimir Putin]] and the [[Kremlin]], has also raised allegations of pro-Israel bias, in particular with regards to the interview of Israeli defense chief. An investigation went under way following allegations from pro-[[Palestinian]] activists.<ref>[http://on.rt.com/ofr138 "Pro-Israel bias: BBC admits editorial breach in interview with Israeli defense chief"] ''RT Network''. Published time: May 21, 2015; Edited time: June 3, 2015 16:59.</ref>
It got so bad in 2021, with anti-Jewish attacks, ‘BBC’ ranked third, after Iran and Hamas, on Wiesenthal Center ‘top 10’ anti-Semitism list. Given the weight it has, that people trust it.<ref>[https://www.jns.org/bbc-ranks-third-after-iran-and-hamas-on-wiesenthal-center-top-10-anti-semitism-list/ ‘BBC’ ranks third, after Iran and Hamas, on Wiesenthal Center ‘top 10’ anti-Semitism list], JNS, Dec 27, 2021.
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People might assume we would put neo-Nazi groups on our list, but the BBC is there because when a globally recognized organization allows anti-Semitism to creep into its reporting, it makes it all the more insidious and dangerous,” Wiesenthal Center founder and president R' Marvin Hier told the U.K. newspaper’s The Mail on Sunday.
“People around the world trust the BBC and rely on it for truthful reporting of world events,” he added.</blockquote></ref>
===Liberal bias===
===Liberal bias===