BBC is continually losing staff members and its credibility over its biased Middle East coverage. I had to quit the BBC over its disgusting Gaza coverage. Going to GB News restored my faith - Noah Abrahams My decision is one I look back on with relief https://www.gbnews.com/opinion/bbc-gaza-war-israel-ofcom A state broadcaster that refused to call Hamas terrorists, provides a platform for hate speech calling for the death of Jews, and hands licence-fee payers' cash to the children of Hamas ministers. No, this isn’t an article about Al Jazeera. Rather, a synopsis of the BBC. A platform which continues to cause serious damage to the Jewish community, apologises, and then does the same again. Rinse and repeat because the Jews don’t count. If we Jews were even given a second thought, the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper and one of the largest voices for UK Jews, the Jewish Chronicle, wouldn’t need a sub-section dedicated to the BBC’s antics. What does that tell you? That the hate is so frequent that there needs to be a dedicated section for the national broadcaster, which certainly does not discourage it. Unfortunately, nothing I’m telling you here is new. The BBC has swept their safeguarding efforts under the table for years, where the Jewish community is concerned. Some of my clearest memories of the BBC date back to the disgusting coverage during the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. The way it spoke about innocent Israeli boys, taken hostage and ultimately murdered, was scarring. More recent pain, however, will stain the BBC’s legacy for decades to come. By refusing to label those responsible for the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust as terrorists in the days following October 7, Director General Tim Davie and his team have written themselves into the wrong side of the history books. To put it plainly and simply, I believe the BBC has monumentally failed in its responsibility to protect its Jewish viewers and listeners. It’s the reason I cut ties as a freelance sports commentator and reporter. How could I represent a broadcaster who, as the recent controversies show, has done nothing to stop those who incite violence against Jews? Even if indirectly or ‘unintentionally’. My decision is one I look back on with relief. A year working for a supportive and even-handed broadcaster in GB News somewhat re-instated my faith in UK journalism. It taught me the difference between people who pretend to care and those who genuinely do. Recently, BBC Radio 5 Live asked if I would provide my take on the handling of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury coverage. I saved myself from the ambush, but told producers in no uncertain terms that as a Jewish people, we will not back down against any form of tyranny. A memorable quote from this ugly and heavily antisemitic tainted debacle is from the BBC’s promise to “ensure proper accountability”. We’ll dig that quote back out of the archives when the next documentary airs. Or perhaps at the next music festival. The Jewish community wants to trust their state broadcaster, and under new leadership, with all antisemitic undertones from its coverage removed, there is no reason why bridges should remain burnt. However, for trust to be restored, changes have to be made. If the BBC wants stereotypes gone, then the denial has to stop. Peter Johnston, the corporation’s independent head of Editorial Complaints and Reviews, found that the Gaza documentary “did not breach impartiality guidelines”. That may be enough to please Mr Davie, but a large majority of those who make up the 0.5 per cent of Jews in the UK don’t buy it. The Israeli embassy in the UK says that “to assert there was no breach of impartiality when the protagonist of the documentary was the 13-year-old son of a paid-up Hamas member is beyond comprehension”. The bigger question remains: how much money did the BBC pay the family of a minister for a proscribed terror group? One could spend a whole day listing the BBC’s most damaging, dangerous and misleading pieces of coverage. We, as British Jews, may have to fund it. However, we as British Jews will not tolerate it. George Orwell once said that “the most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history”. We know our history, we’re proud of our ancestors, and we’ll protect our futures. I wholeheartedly support the Campaign Against Antisemitism’s petition to defund the licence fee and would encourage each and every person to sign it to protect the safety of the British Jewish community.
Yaaaawn, more of your never ending trolling nonsense..... (GBNews) The channel is described as right-wing on political issues.[10][11][12] It had been found to have breached Ofcom's standards on several occasions. As of 12 November 2023, it was the subject of 14 investigations[13 Andrew Neil, former GB News chairman and presenter, was the face of the channel in the run-up to its launch ....In April 2024, whilst appearing before a House of Lords committee, Neil described his departure to peers, saying 'What I didn't want it [GB News] to become – I could see it was happening, which is why I left almost immediately – was an outlet for bizarre conspiracy theories or anti-vaxxers or, basically, the nutty end of politics', further describing what he saw as a drift towards the style of the US network Fox News, telling peers such a drift would be 'bad for Britain' and describing the channels production values looking 'as if it were coming from the nuclear bunker of the president of North Korea'.[8]
I’ve actually worked on contract at the BBC, and I can tell you firsthand, it’s losing staff not because of some GB News fantasy about “left-wing antisemitism,” but because of a pro-genocide editorial bias being pushed under political pressure. Recently, over a hundred BBC employees/stars signed an open letter expressing disgust at the broadcaster becoming a mouthpiece for the Israel lobby: “100 BBC Insiders Pen Letter Accusing UK Broadcaster of Being ‘PR for Israel’; Stars Like Miriam Margolyes, Charles Dance Sign” https://deadline.com/2025/07/bbc-letter-israel-pr-charles-dance-miriam-margolyes-1236446798 The letter savaged the BBC for its perceived failure to reflect the reality of the situation in Gaza and argued that reporting “falls short” of editorial standards. “All too often it has felt that the BBC has been performing PR for the Israeli government and military. This should be a cause of great shame and concern for everyone at the BBC,” the letter said.
Right @themickey, I just back from knee surgery to remove a shrapnel fragment of boron apparently. No idea what might have had boron in it that went boom near me. Once healed (microsurgery), I hope to be able to more vigorously kick @gwb-trading up the arse. I feel I have been too gentle to date.
USA terrorist throwing stones at settler terro-hmmmms https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75ry4k3nrzo US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he has asked Israeli authorities to "aggressively investigate" the killing of a Palestinian-American (and real person being an American) in the occupied West Bank. Sayfollah Musallet, known as Saif - a 20-year-old dual US citizen from Florida - was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil on Friday evening, according to the Palestinian health ministry. After an initially muted official US reaction to the killing, Huckabee - a longstanding supporter of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories - described it as a "criminal and terrorist act" on Tuesday. "There must be accountability," he wrote in a post on X. "Saif was just 20 years old." On Friday, the Israeli military said it was investigating, claiming that a "violent confrontation developed" after "terrorists" threw stones at Israeli civilians. ..... Musallat's family said their relative was "protecting his family's land from settlers who were attempting to steal it". Israeli settlers also blocked an ambulance attempting to reach Musallat, who died before he could make it to hospital, they added. The family have called for the US state department to carry out an investigation. Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas and evangelical Christian, has previously voiced strong support for Israeli settlements - which are seen as illegal under international law. Huckabee has also been criticised by opposition Democrats in the US over his previous statements about the ongoing war in Gaza. He has backed the idea of a "greater Israel" - where Israel would have permanent control of the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and used the biblical term "Judea and Samaria" to refer to the West Bank. Last month, he criticised US allies, including the UK and Australia, for sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers over "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities" in the West Bank.
You know, anger is usually a moment that passes. Fear passes too. What doesn't pass, unless it's addressed, is disdain. Disdain can be fueled by many things, perceived injustice, ideological differences, a sense of superiority, or a lack of understanding. There's a lot of that going around the days.
As outlined earlier the GHF food distribution effort has been a complete failure. Every day Gazans attempting to get aid are either shot or trampled. The entire GHF system is not working, despite significant funding poured into it. They need to revert to having the Red Crescent or some other appropriate aid organization (which is not UNRWA) engaged to be the lead in providing food aid in Gaza. I am going to write to my U.S. Congressional representatives outlining the GHF failure and the need for change. Crush at Gaza aid site kills at least 20, GHF blames armed agitators https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...ation-says-20-people-killed-crush-2025-07-16/