Mick Hartley

THE BBC REPORT IS OUT.

After months of work, I have a lot to say. But, for now, I want to leave you with one of our key findings for BBC Arabic.

I sampled 160 randomly selected interviewees. Of these, 45 had Reportable Affiliations [mostly to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic…

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After months of work, I have a lot to say. But, for now, I want to leave you with one of our key findings for BBC Arabic.

I sampled 160 randomly selected interviewees. Of these, 45 had Reportable Affiliations [mostly to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and 14 were found to have official ties to Hamas. The BBC should have reported the affiliations of its interviewees (that's why the BBC refers to such affiliations as "Reportable Affiliations"). Instead, they presented to you, the non-Arabic speaking public, as innocent civilians, legitimate journalists, poor victims, etc.

BBC Arabic is an excellent outlet….for representing the views of a society that supports Hamas, such as Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, or Lebanon. BBC Arabic is unfit for purpose. BBC Arabic is the British Al Jazeera. Paid for by the British government to promote pro-Hamas content!

When Jews are attacked on our streets, on campuses, at schools, workplaces, and synagogues, it's because of the hatred and lies our publicly funded broadcaster has fed to the public over the years.

This is not okay.