BBC Arabic chief faces calls to explain alleged bias towards Hamas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "Promises to launch an independent thematic review of their coverage of the BBC's Israel-Hamas conflict, and to get a grip of the taxpayer-funded BBC Arabic have so far gone unfulfilled," he added.
47% : A report compiled by the UK branch of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (Camera), a pro-Israel media-monitoring organisation with headquarters in the US, claims that serving BBC Arabic journalists have breached impartiality guidelines.
46% : He added: "It forms part of a systemic problem of bias against Israel at the BBC, which is contributing to an atmosphere in Britain in which many Jewish people feel less safe." A statement released by the BBC at the time said: "The Ofcom ruling is in line with the findings of [the editorial complaints director] Peter Johnston's review, that there was a significant failing in the documentary in relation to the BBC's editorial guidelines on accuracy," they added.
43% : Marie-Jose Al Azzi, a staff reporter, allegedly tweeted "Israel is a terrorist state". Salma Khattab, a Cairo-based journalist who joined the BBC in 2022, allegedly "liked social media posts referring to Hamas as 'freedom fighters' and expressing joy for the massacre". Amr Fekry, a sports journalist, allegedly founded a website "which posted warm wishes to 'Palestinian brethren in their war against the occupying entity' ", the day after Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
37% : BBC accused of anti-Israel bias in its Arabic coverage of Gaza war Samer Elzaenen, a journalist who reported for BBC Arabic from Gaza, posted a string of antisemitic comments, including suggesting that Jews should be burnt "as Hitler did", it is claimed.
37% : Phil Rosenberg, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said on Monday that Samir Shah, the BBC chairman, had "continued to be in denial" about the aspects of the report "that speak to the BBC's bias in relation to its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict and its attitude on antisemitism".
34% : It claims that the journalists continue working for the BBC "without any apparent sanction taken against them" and "some went on to produce factually incorrect reports that were biased against Israel".
33% : Nour Eddine Zorgui, BBC Arabic anchor, allegedly accused Jewish students in the UK of pursuing a "campaign of censorship" directed by Israel.
31% : Feras Kilani, a special correspondent reporting for the BBC's English and Arabic services, allegedly "criticised UAE's 2021 Independence Day greetings to Israel, suggesting that he has land in Israel because 'my grandmother told me and I believe her'". Sanaa El-Khoury, the Beirut-based religious affairs correspondent for BBC Arabic since 2019, allegedly "liked social media posts celebrating October 7 attacks".

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