The story behind the BBC refusing to air a documentary about Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals

The story behind the BBC refusing to air a documentary about Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals

Two veteran journalists set out to document Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system: hospitals attacked, medical workers killed, doctors detained and held for long periods without criminal charges. The BBC had commissioned the film.  But their Palestinian sources in Gaza and the West Bank were skeptical.  “We really had to try and persuade them…to talk to us because they didn’t—and don’t—trust the BBC,” says reporter Ramita Navai.  Sub…