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Modi’in residents report toxic smoke from Palestinian waste fires making daily life unbearable, forcing many to stay trapped indoors.
 
Modi’in residents report toxic smoke from Palestinian waste fires making daily life unbearable, forcing many to stay trapped indoors.
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Rich Lowry: Tucker Carlson spreads hatred but Donald Trump opposes it.
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* Nov 4, 2025:<br>
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Arab Palestinian-American influencer celebrates Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win and tells Israelis to leave New York for Poland or Cyprus but not "Palestine".
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Boris Johnson criticizes support for Hamas among intellectuals, attacks BBC coverage of Gaza, condemns UK recognition of Palestine as a mistake, says it fails international law criteria, and calls for aggressive philosemitism from European leaders.
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Leaked dossier claims BBC Arabic service promoted Hamas statements, spread their lies globally, and downplayed Israeli suffering.
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A leaked 19-page internal memo from Michael Prescott, former independent adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC), has accused BBC Arabic of systemic bias in its coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. The dossier alleges the service minimized Israeli suffering, amplified Hamas propaganda, and operated with an editorial slant “considerably different” from the main English-language BBC website — despite both being required to uphold the same impartiality standards.
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The memo, sent to all BBC Board members and now circulating in UK government departments, warns that BBC Arabic’s output risks undermining the BBC’s global role in countering disinformation — especially concerning given its partial funding by the Foreign Office via the World2020 programme.
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Key Claim: “It is hard to conclude anything other than that BBC Arabic’s story treatment was designed to minimise Israeli suffering and paint Israel as the aggressor.” – Michael Prescott
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1. Disproportionate Weight to Hamas Statements
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BBC Arabic gave extensive, uncritical airtime to Hamas-provided death tolls — widely regarded as exaggerated for propaganda — even after the UN revised its estimate of women and children among the dead from 70% to 52% in July 2024.
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An internal review found the service gave “unjustifiable weight” to these figures despite known credibility concerns.
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In a sampled five-month period (May–October 2024):
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Main BBC site: 19 stories on Israeli hostages, 4 critical of Hamas
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BBC Arabic: 0 stories on hostages, 0 critical of Hamas
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2. Minimization of Israeli Suffering
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Majdal Shams Rocket Attack (July 2024)
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A Hezbollah rocket killed nine Druze children playing football in the Golan Heights. BBC Arabic:
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-Omitted mention of child victims.
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-Gave prominence to Hezbollah denials.
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-Ignored evidence of nearby Hezbollah strikes.
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Next day: Ran a report suggesting Israel may have faked the attack.
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Fawzia Sido Rescue Story.
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A Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS at 11, trafficked to Gaza, and rescued by Israeli forces after her Hamas captor was killed:
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BBC Arabic headline: “Israel says ‘Yazidi prisoner returned to Iraq after 10 years in Gaza,’ Hamas tells BBC ‘Israel narrative is fabricated.’”
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Included a 582-word Hamas rebuttal — longer than the original story.
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Jaffa Attack (October 2024).
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Hamas gunmen killed seven Israeli civilians on a train and platform:
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English site: Detailed civilian deaths
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Arabic site: Described as a “military operation” with no mention of civilians
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3. Platforming Extremist Contributors.
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Three freelance journalists with extreme anti-Semitic social media posts appeared hundreds of times on BBC Arabic (Nov 2023 – Apr 2025):
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-Samer Elzaenen (244 appearances) Called for Jews to be burned “as Hitler did”; praised 30+ attacks on civilians. -Ahmed Alagha (522 appearances) Called Israelis “less than human,” Jews “devils”.
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- Ahmed Qannan (217 appearances)  (14 months) Called attacker who killed 5 Israelis a “hero”; endorsed throat-cutting rhetoric.
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The BBC initially called them “eyewitnesses,” not journalists. After exposure, it ceased using Alagha and claimed improved vetting processes.
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4. Major Factual Errors & Misrepresentations.
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Mass Graves at Hospitals: BBC reports implied Israeli forces buried thousands at Nasser and Al-Shifa. Internal review: Graves were dug by Palestinians before IDF arrival; no independent evidence of executions.
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Starving Babies Claim: UN official’s misquote (14,000 babies at risk in 48 hours) aired uncorrected on Newsnight. Actual: 14,000 children over a year. Images showed a baby already discharged.
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ICJ Genocide Ruling: BBC repeatedly claimed court found “plausible case of genocide.” Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue: “Not correct.” Court made no determination on merits. Took months to clarify.
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Hamas Tunnels: Described as used to “move goods and people” — omitting weapons smuggling and attacks, risking sanitization of terror infrastructure.
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Internal Reviews & Executive Inaction.
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July 2024 World Service review: No red flags in BBC Arabic.
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EGSC commissioned independent review by David Grossman (535 English + 523 Arabic articles): Exposed “stark differences” in framing and balance.
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Attendees called it the “most extraordinary paper” they’d seen.
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BBC news controller Jonathan Munro dismissed concerns, praised Arabic team as “unrivalled,” boasted it was “almost as trusted as Al Jazeera.”
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Prescott: “Is Al Jazeera the new gold standard?”
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Danny Cohen (ex-BBC TV Director): “BBC executives should hang their heads in shame and resign… Protecting reputation came before Charter duties.”
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Political & Public Fallout.
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The leak emerged amid a separate BBC crisis over a Panorama documentary that doctored Donald Trump’s speech to imply he incited the Capitol riot.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and regulator Ofcom face growing calls for a formal bias inquiry.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for “wholesale reform” of BBC Arabic.
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Newcomers + youth/transient turnout flipped the city to Islamo-Socialist Mamdani not a mandate from 'original' New Yorkers.
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Tucker Carlson's populist rhetoric laced with pro-Nazism pushes young Jews toward radical left like Zohran Mamdani, similar to how Charlottesville rally aided Biden's campaign. Carlson mainstreams grievances, conspiracy, isolationism, Holocaust denial, and antisemitic tropes, alienating Jews and betraying conservatism.
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* Nov 5, 2025:<br>
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Congressman Mike Lawler calls swastikas painted on Brooklyn yeshiva after Zohran Mamdani's election sickening and urges leaders including the new mayor to condemn antisemitism. Article details vandal in black clothing scrawled red swastikas on yeshiva pillars and window, suspect fled, amid fears of normalized antisemitism under Mamdani.
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Qatari journalists celebrate Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral win, attributing it to October 7 attack and Gaza resistance, seeing it as a perceptual shift against Israel.
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Related tweet notes Mamdani talks less about Israel now while Tucker obsesses daily on Jews in various forms.
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Jewish FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker resigns day after anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani elected mayor, returning to private security firm, as he plans trip to meet Israeli fire commissioner.
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Israeli officials believe Hadar Goldin's remains held in Rafah tunnel barricaded by Hamas terrorists, IDF avoids strikes, chief of staff demands return as condition for releases.
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Former hostage Rom Braslavsky describes sexual violence, humiliation, beatings in Gaza captivity by Islamic Jihad, including being stripped, tied, starved; says purpose was to break dignity, worse than Nazis; adds to evidence from other hostages of ongoing abuse; ministry report urges Red Cross action.
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Anti-Defamation League launches monitor to track policies and hires of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
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Evangelical leader Laurie Cardoza-Moore resigns from Heritage Foundation antisemitism task force over defense of Tucker Carlson after Nick Fuentes interview, calls Carlson dangerous antisemite rejecting Hebrew roots, urges cutting ties with antisemites.
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Article criticizes radical Haaretz view that US elections show blue tsunami turning America anti-Israel; argues local races have local reasons, no national shift, progressive Democrats concerning but US-Israel ties shaped federally, not locally; calls narrative lazy and inaccurate.
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Article calls New York's election of anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani a betrayal, shifting from Jewish-Israeli haven to pro-Palestinian stronghold; many voters supported his stance, he calls for intifada, refuses to label Hamas terrorists, accuses Israel of genocide; amid surging antisemitism.
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Minister Chikli says NYC no longer safe for Jews after Mamdani elected mayor.
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Article says Heritage Foundation wrong to defend Tucker Carlson after Nick Fuentes interview, president's statement on debating ideas inadequate; after pressure, internal meeting showed apology and disagreement within think tank.
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Rep Randy Fine calls Tucker Carlson insane and dangerous.
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Jewish leaders from Conference of Presidents say Zohran Mamdani's election marks grim milestone for NYC, cite his anti-Israel record, pledge stronger advocacy for Jewish community.
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Report on US base in Syria ahead of agreement with Israel.
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Survey shows nearly half of Israelis would avoid NYC under Mamdani.
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IDF launches strikes on southern Lebanon following warnings.
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Four freed hostages urge Jews worldwide to keep Shabbat, saying it gave them strength in captivity.
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Kazakhstan confirms joining Abraham Accords with Israel, fifth nation and first in years, formalizing existing ties based on dialogue and stability.
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Report says Arab Republic Qatar hired spies to discredit woman accusing ICC prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct, seeking links to Israel but finding none; operation by London firms for Qatari unit; accuser calls it disturbing.
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Sources say IDF prepares weakening strikes on Hezbollah despite risk of escalation, could spark days of clashes; panic in southern Lebanon after evacuation alerts.
    
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