The BBC is looking for a new head of its Arabic-language service to please Israel lobbyists. Mouthpieces for the occupation had complained it was too quick to blame Israel for its actions. The move is intended to force BBC Arabic to use the same dishonest framing as its English-language services.
The manufactured furore began in November 2025. Pro-Israel pressure groups complained that the BBC Arabic coverage of its ‘war’ in Gaza was “critically different” from English coverage. This meant that it was – this is not satire — “painting Israel as the aggressor” in Gaza.
If the Times article that appears to be the root source of this is correct (and the BBC’s response to the tweet that the Canary links here backs this up), then the guy being “removed” was only ever the interim editor until they found someone to take the job permanently
Additionally, one of the two guests supporting “violence against Israelis” specifically said “We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left” and “When things go awry for us, shoot the Jews, it fixes everything” (according to the Telegraph). I cannot find anything from the journalist Samer Elzaenen himself so I can’t verify this, but if he did say those things then it is deeply dishonest to present it the way that the Canary does here
I’m sure you’re very disappointed seeing how much you are quoting the Telegraph as if it’s a reliable source and bending reality to defend Israel
Canary is hardly better in that regard.
If you can’t distinguish between BBC and Telegraph racism and Zionism or TheCanary calling them out then I won’t bother trying to convince you.
how much you are quoting the Telegraph as if it’s a reliable source
I literally pointed out that I couldn’t find it anywhere else specifically because I don’t trust it on its own and went looking for the journalist’s own writings. I said this in the comment.
bending reality to defend Israel
Where the hell did I do that?
You don’t have to play coy your intentions are extremely obvious. Citing a right wing rag not mentioned in the article and then pretending to doubnt it.
Cut that shit out. The Canary is sourcing the Times and a tweet. I followed their sources.
Telegraph is not mentioned in the Canary article what are you even on about? The Telegraph literally just makes stuff up and lies for Israel they are not a source.
The Telegraph is the source of the first Times article about Elzaenen.
The claims were made as part of a dossier seen by The Daily Telegraph, which was sent to BBC executives by Michael Prescott
Your archive link isn’t working but Michael Prescott is a massive Zionist https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-michael-prescotts-bbc-memo-was-misguided-israel-palestine
