Senior BBC Executive Revealed to Have Anti-Israel Leanings
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BBC's new Arabic chief called Israeli city 'occupied' and rocket victims 'settlers'
The BBC's newly appointed head of Arabic news, Mayssaloun Nassar, has labelled Israeli cities as "occupied" and described Israelis wounded by rocket strikes as "settlers".The French-Lebanese journalist, who assumed leadership of the broadcaster's Arabic Service in October, published the remarks in a series of social media posts while she was employed at France 24.Her hiring has prompted renewed concerns about impartiality at the corporation's Ar…
Mayssaloun Nassar was appointed as the new head of BBC News Arabic in October. After a short time in the position, she has been exposed for several biased reports regarding the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. This is not the first time BBC Arabic has been criticized.
Peace: Maysalun Nasar also mistakenly described the shelling of the town of Metula as an incident that occurred "in the occupied territories".
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