BBC Focus
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Inaccuracy on Sderot casualties on BBC Online
18.11.2008
Incorrect information is provided about recent casualties in Israel due to Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza.
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BBC reporter gives false impression about Jerusalem building plans
08.11.2008
Wyre Davies’ account of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to build a Museum of Tolerance in East Jerusalem gives a distorted impression of the organisation's intentions.
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BBC correspondent gives false impression about Jerusalem building plans
08.11.2008
Wyre Davies’ account of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to build a Museum of Tolerance in East Jerusalem gives a distorted impression of the organisation's intentions.
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BBC Iran guide ignores threats against Israel
30.09.2008
BBC in-depth guide to the Iran nuclear question excludes the crucial context to Israel’s position.
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BBC Gaza blockade guide excludes Egypt
11.08.2008
In-depth guide to the Gaza blockade leaves out crucial information, creating a distorted picture of events.
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Jewish refugees from Arab countries misrepresented
23.06.2008
BBC analyst Magdi Abdelhadi plays down persecution faced by Jews in Arab countries and implies that Israel Jews from Arab countries are not attached to their place of origin.
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Middle East Editor excludes Egypt from the Gaza picture
15.04.2008
Jeremy Bowen details the difficulties in Gaza, without acknowledging Egypt’s role.
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Radio reporter takes uneven approach to interviewees
18.01.2008
Rita Chakrabarti challenges an Israeli interviewee several times but fails to press Hamas interviewee on false claims.
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Radio reporter fails to test contributor on extremism
17.01.2008
Rita Chakrabarti fails to challenge any of the contentious claims made by Ramadan Foundation in Today interview.
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BBC downplays Palestinian commitments
22.11.2007
Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen seriously downplays Palestinian obligations in this analysis of the Annapolis summit.
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Middle East Editor gives wrong details on conference attendees
20.09.2007
Jeremy Bowen implies that the US excluded Syria from a Middle East conference, despite the fact that the country was invited.
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BBC headline and photo caption mislead
06.07.2007
A BBC Online article gives a misleading impression about Palestinian casualties of an Israeli strike.
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BBC reporter counts himself as Palestinian
05.07.2007
BBC reporter overtly identifies himself with the Palestinians and makes uncorroborated claims on their behalf.
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BBC Middle East Editor openly endorses Hamas’ position
04.07.2007
Jeremy Bowen crosses the boundary between reporting the facts and espousing his opinions in this radio broadcast.
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