Critics claim this latest case suggests the BBC’s Gaza coverage does not meet “basic standards of sound journalism”. The nine-minute segment was first broadcast last year and is entitled: “Thought, Culture and Books - the Silent Victims of the Gaza War.” Airing claims that Israel has targeted “intellectual life in Gaza” where Palestinians are “forced to burn books to light fire”, it features “intellectual and novelist” Yousri Alghoul. The self-described “storyteller” talks about how the war has left books “torn apart”, and claims that schools, universities and libraries have been “targeted” by IDF bombs. He also claims that for want...
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