Ynet News, Feb. 26, 2025
“This whitewashing keeps viewers ill-informed about Hamas and promotes sympathy for their deadly ideology. It signifies the institutional failure behind the BBC’s reporting of the Israel-Hamas conflict.”
The BBC has been accused of “whitewashing” participants’ views in its controversial Gaza documentary by mistranslating references to “the Jews” and omitting praise of “jihad.”
An investigation by The Telegraph found that on at least five occasions, the words Yahud or Yahudy —Arabic for “Jew” or “Jews”— were changed to “Israel” or “Israeli forces” in subtitles,
In one instance, an interviewee praised Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for his “jihad against the Jews,” but the BBC translated it as “fighting Israeli forces.”
The broadcaster also faces pressure to clarify whether taxpayer money was given to Hamas during the production of “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone.” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said counter-terror police should investigate if funds were transferred. …SOURCE