The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint against presenter Dan Snow that he implied that Israel started the Six-Day War. During the BBC2 documentary, A History of Syria, which aired in March, Mr Snow said that “Israel launched a series of strikes against Egypt, Jordan and Syria”.
A complainant said the statement “vilified” Israel and inaccurately conveyed the message that Israel began the war.
The complaint was upheld by the trust committee. A spokesperson said: “Given the evidence that Jordan launched attacks on Israel before Israel’s forces were engaged, it was not duly accurate to describe the events on 5 June 1967 in the way this programme did — more context was required”.
He added: “The need to use clear and precise language was particularly acute in relation to content dealing with conflict in the Middle East.”