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| | Last May, the BBC produced several reports claiming that a baby named Leila al Ghandour had died in the Gaza Strip after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces. Although Hamas subsequently removed her name from its casualty list – and despite BBC Watch corresponding with the BBC since June 2018 on the issue – the claim that Israel was responsible for her death still appears on the BBC News website.</blockquote> | | Last May, the BBC produced several reports claiming that a baby named Leila al Ghandour had died in the Gaza Strip after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces. Although Hamas subsequently removed her name from its casualty list – and despite BBC Watch corresponding with the BBC since June 2018 on the issue – the claim that Israel was responsible for her death still appears on the BBC News website.</blockquote> |
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| − | In Jan 2023, BBC tied ''itself in knots to avoid mentioning Israel in a piece about a woman in… Israel'' in Yolanda Knell's "report."<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/bbc-ties-itself-in-knots-to-avoid-mentioning-israel-in-a-piece-about-a-woman-in-israel/ BBC Ties Itself in Knots to Avoid Mentioning Israel in a Piece About a Woman in… Israel], HR, Jan 23, 2023.<blockquote><small>...In fact, Israel is only mentioned once in the entire story — in the fifth paragraph where it is referenced alongside Jordan and the Palestinian Territories:
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| − | Christians make up a minority in the Palestinian Territories, Israel and Jordan. Most Christians here belong to the Greek Orthodox and Latin Catholic Churches, which do not allow women priests.”
| + | [File:BBC.edited.clip.Palestinian.screaming.willing.to.sacrifice.women.children.part.May.21.21.jpg|thumb|BBC edited clip Palestinian screaming willing to sacrifice women, children part (May.21.21)]] |
| − | Perhaps unsurprisingly, Knell does not bother to state that while Christians are a minority in Israel, their numbers are actually growing — in stark contrast to the Palestinian Territories and Jordan where the Christian population continues to decline and where followers of the faith face abuse and ostracism.
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| − | Meanwhile, a little research into the story’s subject, the newly-ordained Sally Azar, reveals she holds some very problematic views, which we can only assume Knell was unaware of when she wrote this glowing profile.
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| − | As revealed by Israellycool, Azar has previously condoned the euphemistically termed Palestinian “resistance,” which is often code for violence, and has blamed Israel for her inability to travel to Gaza while ignoring the brutal treatment Christians in the Strip face at the hands of [[Hamas]].</small></blockquote></ref>
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| | In May 2021, in the original broadcast, the Arab interviewed by Jeremy Bowen screams in front of cheering crowd: "We sacrifice everything for Jerusalem. I'm sacrificing my wife my child for Jerusalem." And this is how he reported it on BBC live TV at the time. | | In May 2021, in the original broadcast, the Arab interviewed by Jeremy Bowen screams in front of cheering crowd: "We sacrifice everything for Jerusalem. I'm sacrificing my wife my child for Jerusalem." And this is how he reported it on BBC live TV at the time. |
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| | 1. The Arab Muslim masses on the street, agitated by leaders , show their culture and child sacrifice. | | 1. The Arab Muslim masses on the street, agitated by leaders , show their culture and child sacrifice. |
| | 2. The audacity of media to conceal it.</small></blockquote></ref> | | 2. The audacity of media to conceal it.</small></blockquote></ref> |
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| | + | In Jan 2023, BBC tied ''itself in knots to avoid mentioning Israel in a piece about a woman in… Israel'' in Yolanda Knell's "report."<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/bbc-ties-itself-in-knots-to-avoid-mentioning-israel-in-a-piece-about-a-woman-in-israel/ BBC Ties Itself in Knots to Avoid Mentioning Israel in a Piece About a Woman in… Israel], HR, Jan 23, 2023.<blockquote><small>...In fact, Israel is only mentioned once in the entire story — in the fifth paragraph where it is referenced alongside Jordan and the Palestinian Territories: |
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| | + | Christians make up a minority in the Palestinian Territories, Israel and Jordan. Most Christians here belong to the Greek Orthodox and Latin Catholic Churches, which do not allow women priests.” |
| | + | Perhaps unsurprisingly, Knell does not bother to state that while Christians are a minority in Israel, their numbers are actually growing — in stark contrast to the Palestinian Territories and Jordan where the Christian population continues to decline and where followers of the faith face abuse and ostracism. |
| | + | Meanwhile, a little research into the story’s subject, the newly-ordained Sally Azar, reveals she holds some very problematic views, which we can only assume Knell was unaware of when she wrote this glowing profile. |
| | + | As revealed by Israellycool, Azar has previously condoned the euphemistically termed Palestinian “resistance,” which is often code for violence, and has blamed Israel for her inability to travel to Gaza while ignoring the brutal treatment Christians in the Strip face at the hands of [[Hamas]].</small></blockquote></ref> |
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| | ===Bias against India=== | | ===Bias against India=== |