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Oscar winner Lucie Kon ‘looking forward’ to ministerial meeting after BBC antisemitism probe raised in parliament

The celebrated producer has alleged that she was subjected to anti-Jewish hate during her time at the corporation

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BBC Charter may be amended to protect against antisemitism, Director General suggests

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Exclusive: BBC faces new claim of Jewish staff ‘being investigated’

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Behind the glory of my Oscar win, I was mired in a long battle against BBC antisemitism, says Lucie Kon

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BBC accused of ‘letting Jeremy Bowen get away with it’ after genocide controversy

Corporation bosses face calls for full investigation into remarks by veteran international editor

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Former BBC staff call for independent inquiry into broadcaster after Lucie Kon’s antisemitism allegations

The Oscar-winning producer says she was ‘forced out’ after trying to tackle ‘antisemitism’ at the Corporation

By Jamie Shapiro

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Lucie Kon with her Oscar for 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' (Instagram/StHelensNorwood)

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BBC Verify is entitled to demand accountability from any army – but it must explain why the standard changes when Israel is involved

Why did the BBC not use our own armed forces as benchmark for assessing the IDF’s investigations?

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BBC Verify accused of ‘bad faith’ in its reporting on alleged IDF misconduct

Israeli military given just weeks to respond to queries on hundreds of incidents – while investigations into comparable cases in UK takes years

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BBC is biased against Israel and has been taken over by a ‘radical generation’, says former Panorama producer

Referring to the corporation’s coverage of Gaza, Phil Craig said ‘all the mistakes in this particular war seem to be in the same direction’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Oscar winner Lucie Kon receives £400k payout from BBC after alleging antisemitism

‘The BBC broke me,’ said the acclaimed documentary producer

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BBC accused of giving Green activist ‘free rein’ to ‘launch disgusting attack’ on Jewish guest

Dr Ashok Kumar later said that ‘Zionism will join apartheid and Jim Crow in the ugly dustbin of history’

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October 25, 2026 13:20

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BBC’s selective outrage spotlights settler violence – while framing French protests as ‘mostly peaceful’

Too often the broadcaster’s big stories bear only a passing resemblance to the complicated historical truth

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BBC Arabic ‘keeping audiences in the dark’ over Hamas links of health official

Language service has almost entirely failed to disclose affiliations of Gaza health ministry official Mahmoud Basal

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Oscar winner Lucie Kon ‘looking forward’ to ministerial meeting after BBC antisemitism probe raised in parliament

BBC Charter may be amended to protect against antisemitism, Director General suggests

Antisemitic harassment claims by Jewish BBC staff demand independent inquiry

Exclusive: BBC faces new claim of Jewish staff ‘being investigated’

Behind the glory of my Oscar win, I was mired in a long battle against BBC antisemitism, says Lucie Kon

Claudia Winkleman reveals she almost turned down ‘The Traitors’

BBC admits error after inviting influencer who hailed Israel’s October 7 ‘humiliation’ on Sunday show

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