Nd: Gaza 25/4/2024

this morning (thursday 25th), 7.12-7.17am, 7.30am, 8.23-8.29am, and 8.33-8.41am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and james copnall) includes …

“Palestinian officials say they have exhumed the bodies of almost 300 people. We hear from those searching for their missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves.

More than six months into a devastating war, the economic impact of the conflict on the economies of Israel and the Palestinian territories has been significant.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• kareema elras, gaza

• ajith sunghay, unohchr

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• zak mishriki, zak’s antiquities, east jerusalem

• ofer moskowitz, kibbutz misgav am, lebanese border

• crowdfunder john medeved, ourcrowd

• economist elise brezis

• samir hazboun, chair, bethlehem chamber of commerce

• aurelie godard, medecins sans frontieres

• speaker mike johnson

Nh/Twt: Gaza/USA 24/4/2024

BBC bias: BBC reporter Nuala McGovern presents an interview with an apparent antisemite.

this evening (wednesday 24th), 9.36-9.44pm and 9.51-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio, and 10.19-10.25pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by celia hatton) and the world tonight (presented by rajini vaidyanathan) include …

“We hear the conflicting claims about the mass graves found in Gaza.”

“Gaza war protesters have vowed to remain at Columbia University until their demands are met, despite mass arrests and disciplinary action.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• kareema elras, gaza

• ajith sunghay, unohchr

• analyst brian finucane

• speaker mike johnson

• bbc reporter nuala mcgovern

• oren, columbia university

“I think it’s very difficult to have dialogue with people who don’t regard Palestinians as human beings.”

(if you missed them, available from 0:30:04 to 0:38:40 and 0:45:04 to 0:53:00 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zb8tnh289nf, and from 0:19:30 to 0:25:30 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhzt)

T/W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/Lebanon 24/4/2024

this morning (wednesday 24th), 6.13-6.16am, 1.33-1.38pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.12-5.21pm, 5.40-5.42pm, and 5.47-5.52pm (partly repeated 6.10pm), on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by justin webb and martha kearney), world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“We look into claims of mass graves in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• zak mishriki, zak’s antiquities, east jerusalem

• ofer moskowitz, kibbutz misgav am, lebanese border

• crowdfunder john medeved, ourcrowd

• economist elise brezis

• samir hazboun, chair, bethlehem chamber of commerce

• david mencer, spokesman for benjamin netanyahu

• david richards

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• kareema elras, gaza

• ajith sunghay, unohchr

Nd: Gaza/USA 24/4/2024

BBC bias: BBC presenter Devina Gupta, on a day when the BBC knows there will be no detailed Israeli reply, reports unchallenged an allegation of Israeli mass murder despite starting the report “It’s not clear how they died, or when they were buried.”

this morning (wednesday 24th), 6.06-6.12am, 6.25-6.29am, 7.16-7.22am, 7.31am, and 7.38-7.43am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by devina gupta and james copnall) includes …

“Hamas … says more than three hundred bodies were found under the courtyard at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

There are also reports of mass grave sites discovered at another location, the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city.

It’s not clear how they died, or when they were buried.”

including contributions from …

• ravina shamdasani, spokesman for volker turk, unhchr

• bbc reporter sarah smith

• activist essma bengabsia, columbia

• nibal farsakh, palestine red crescent 

• analyst david gentleman

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/)

(see also https://camera-uk.org/2024/04/26/how-did-a-bbc-report-on-mass-graves-come-about/)

(if you missed it, available from 0:00:50 to 0:06:15 and 0:19:43 to 0:23:00 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zbjy5mr2rn3, and from 0:10:50 to 0:16:15, 0:25:18 to 0:25:30, 0:32:23 to 0:37:50 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zbjy5mr2wd7)

PM/6ocn/Twt: Gaza/USA 23/4/2024

yesterday evening (tuesday 23rd), 5.04-5.05pm, 5.25-5.33pm,  5.46-5.50pm, 6.10-6.14pm, 10.04-10.05pm, and 10.07-10.21pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis), six o’clock news, and the world tonight (presented by shaun ley), include …

“Classes disrupted at multiple US universities due to huge pro-Palestinian protests.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter james landale

• richard villar, medical aid for palestinians

• journalist erin ailworth

• bbc reporter nomia iqbal

• activist isra hirsi 20, daughter of ilhan omar

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• ravina shamdasani, spokesman for volker turk, unhchr

• bbc reporter sarah smith

• activist essma bengabsia, columbia

• professor bruce robbins, center for palestine studies

Nh/OS: Gaza 23/4/2024

yesterday afternoon (tuesday 23rd), 2.20-2.26pm, 4.24-4.27pm, 4.30pm, 5.13-5.19pm, 9.06-9.14pm, and 9.36-9.49pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez and julian marshall) and bbc os (presented by luke jones) include …

“Classes disrupted at multiple US universities due to huge pro-Palestinian protests.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter mike thomson

• activist maha hussaini

• activist sinan antoon, columbia

• bbc reporter nuala mcgovern

• noah lederman, columbia student

• rina, columbia student

Nh/OS: Gaza 22/4/2024

this afternoon (monday 22nd), 2.06-2.15pm, 4.17-4.24pm, 4.30-4.31pm, 5.07-5.18pm, and 5.46-5.55pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by rebecca kesby) and bbc os (presented by luke jones) lead with …

“Head of Israeli military intelligence resigns.

Major General Aharon Haliva resigned over security failures on October 7th.

Bodies of more than 200 people have been found in the grounds of the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza.”

“One of the US’s most prestigious educational institutions, Columbia University in New York, has announced on Monday that it was cancelling all in-person classes. This is because of escalating anti-Israel protests, that have seen the campus become a flashpoint for national political unrest.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• brig gen (retd) amir avivi 

• journalist rikki schlott, columbia university

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf

T: Gaza/London 22/4/2024

this morning (monday 22nd), 6.03-6.04am, 6.09am, 6.34-6.39am, 6.48-6.52am, 7.03-7.05am, 7.17-7.20am, 7.39-7.45am, 8.04-8.06am, and 8.47-8.49am, on bbc radio 4,

today (presented by nick robinson and mishal husain) includes …

“An antisemitism campaigner who was labelled ‘openly Jewish’ by police, and threatend with arrest, during a pro-Palestinian protest in London, has been offered a meeting with a senior officer from the Metropolitan Police, so the force can apologise for his treatment.”

“The army is saying, reportedly, that the military intelligence chief is resigning over the October 7th attack by Hamas.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter simon jones

• bbc reporter harry farley 

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• nibal farsakh, palestine red crescent 

• former chief superintendent dal babu

• suella braverman mp

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd130lp70x5o)

Nd: Gaza/Iran 22/4/2024

this morning (monday 22nd), 5.20-5.25am (repeated 6.49am), and 7.24-7.29am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and rob young) includes …

“Israel’s Prime Minister has said he’ll fight American sanctions likely to be imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations. ”

including contributions from …

• former diplomat robert silverman

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza 15/4/2024

this afternoon (monday 15th), 1.01-1.05pm, 1.07-1.26pm,  5.01-5.02pm, 5.05-5.17pm, 5.35-5.42pm, and 6.01-6.11pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, lead with …

“World leaders call for restraint, as Israel considers retaliation for Iran’s missile attack.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter caroline hawley 

• journalist anshel pfeffer

• security analyst justin crump

• gen richard dannatt

• bbc reporter peter saull

• rishi sunak mp

• keir starmer mp

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

• bbc reporter mark urban

• former ambassador robert mcaire

• bbc reporter james landale

• nasser kanaani, iranian foreign ministry

• david cameron

• antony blinken

• emmanuel macron

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc reporter theo leggett

• analyst victoria scholar