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BBC Arabic lets author suggest Jews ‘aim to own the world’ without pushback

Corporation rejects complaint over presenter’s failure to challenge ‘unfounded and bigoted’ claims

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Tawfiq Okasha and Nesma Elsaied on BBC Arabic's Egypt MeanTime (YouTube)

Matt Brittin at Broadcasting House, London on his first day as Director General, May 18, 2026 (Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty)

BBC Arabic ‘challenge’ raised with new director general by Culture Secretary

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

David Grom

BBC Arabic using a terrorist as a source? It’s nothing new

1 min read

Arnold Roth with his daughter, Malki (Courtesy)

Father of teen killed in Sbarro bombing accuses BBC Arabic of ‘protecting Jew killer’

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in the Golders Green area of London (Getty Images)

Unmoderated BBC comment section flooded with ‘false flag’ claims on Hatzola report

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Ruhayem appeared on BBC Arabic quoting a Lebanese allegation that Israel was targeting medical staff

BBC reporter who wanted Israel to be described as ‘settler-colonialist’ allowed to cover Lebanon war

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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Stephen Daisley

By Stephen Daisley

How the BBC turned Palestinian adults into children – and erased Israeli kids

4 min read

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Push for Palestine Studies at Cambridge led by academic who celebrated the ‘heroism’ of the October 7 attack

The campaign is backed by the university’s chancellor and the former archbishop of Canterbury

By Jane Prinsley and Gabrielle Apfel

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February 27, 2026 15:32

Makram Khoury-Machool was previously criticised for his interview on BBC Arabic that appeared to blame the Jewish community for the Heaton Park terror attack (Photo: YouTube)

BBC Arabic ‘double standards’ in using different ages to define Jewish and Palestinian children

Corporation corrects claim that 21 Palestinian male prisoners were minors – despite most being over 18

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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February 25, 2026 10:36

The BBC has been accused of double standards after it initially claimed any Arab under the age of 20 was a child, whereas a response to another complaint suggested that Jews could only be referred to as such when they were babies (Photo: BBC)

Israelis called occupiers and ‘human fragments’ on BBC

Corporation accused of ‘marking its homework’ after rejecting complaint over incendiary Arabic service remarks

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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February 18, 2026 12:45

People outside the main entrance to the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House, in central London (Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

The BBC will fail its final test if it marks its own homework

BBC Arabic should be a jewel in the corporation’s crown, but it has too often become a platform for extremism and antisemitism

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February 18, 2026 12:40

The outside of a BBC building in central London (Getty Images)

Five of the rulings in favour of BBC Arabic on complaints since October 7

Five examples of the Editorial Complaints Unit rejecting accusations of bias at BBC Arabic

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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February 18, 2026 12:40

BBC Arabic presenter Nouran Sallam did not challenge guest Al-Mutawakel Taha during his four minute mologoue about Israeli 'occupiers' and Jewish 'cultural appropriation' (YouTube)

BBC Arabic fails to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day for first time in five years

Arabic-language service accused of ‘systemic failure in covering Jewish affairs’

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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February 2, 2026 15:02

BBC headquarters in central London (Getty Images)

Contributors who glorified killing of Israelis and Jews were allowed on BBC Arabic, head of news admits

The BBC failed to adequately scrutinise guests’ social media history, the corporation’s head of news has said

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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January 9, 2026 14:16

BBC headquarters in central London (Getty Images)