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BBC editor ‘considering’ legal action against Owen Jones over Israeli bias claims (www.arabnews.com)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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LONDON: BBC Middle East online editor Raffi Berg is reportedly considering legal action against British journalist Owen Jones, following accusations in an investigative article that claimed Berg exhibited bias in favor of Israel. The allegations have allegedly triggered a wave of online abuse and threats directed at the editor.

The 9,000-word article, titled “The BBC’s Civil War Over Gaza,” was published earlier in December by Drop Site, an investigative news platform. In the article, Jones cited interviews with 13 current and former BBC staffers, who alleged that Berg “sets the tone for the BBC’s digital output on Israel and Palestine.”

One former journalist was quoted as saying: “This guy’s (Berg’s) entire job is to water down everything that’s too critical of Israel.”

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[–] kralk@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

That's a bluff if ever I saw one. They're hoping Dropsite gets scared and deletes the article.

[–] Red5@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 days ago

The Drop Site News article: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-war-gaza-israel-biased-coverage

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 14 points 2 days ago

Victory to Owen Jones

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 15 points 2 days ago

I hope Owen Jones takes him to the cleaners

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Well, if he does, he should pay for it himself.