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BBC admits breaching its own rules by broadcasting pro Israel propaganda

BBC admits breaching its own rules by broadcasting pro Israel propaganda

A BBC investigation has found that one of its senior presenters, Sarah Montague, breached the organization�s editorial standards on impartiality in a radio interview she conducted with Israeli defense minister Moshe Yaalon in March.
The investigation was carried out following allegations of pro-Israel bias against Montague�s interview by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and a number of concerned individuals who complained to the BBC.
The ruling against Montague is the second time in recent months that the BBC has upheld a complaint initiated by the PSC.

In the first ruling, the BBC�s Editorial Complaints Unit (ECU) agreed with complainants that an online BBC article about Gaza�s tunnels had breached the organization�s accuracy guidelines by presenting its pro-Israel author, Eado Hecht,  as an �independent� defense analyst.
The two ECU rulings highlight just how often the BBC provides an unchallenged platform to Israel�s spokespeople.

Montague�s interview with Yaalon on the current affairs radio program Today was shocking in that a supposedly impartial journalist remained completely silent as the defense minister told lie after lie on air, including the outrageous claim that �the Palestinians enjoy already political independence � And we are happy with it.�
In his first response to complainants, George Mann, assistant editor of Today, wrote via email: �I�m sorry you didn�t enjoy Sarah Montague�s interview with Moshe Yaalon � Having listened back [to the interview], I feel she challenged him well.�

Source: Electronic Intifada



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