The JC’s public online petition demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the BBC’s coverage of Jews and Israel has received over 1,300 signatures in under 24 hours.
The petition follows a string of controversial stories published by the BBC recently that raised concern in the Jewish community, concern that was only deepened by the BBC’s lacklustre and sometimes non-existent responses.
Earlier this week, the BBC admitted unfairly criticising Israel in a report on the beheading of a gay Palestinian by other Palestinians in the West Bank. And six weeks ago, an open letter to BBC Director-General Tim Davie demanding impartiality on Jewish issues was ignored.
Delivered in September, the landmark letter was signed by politicians from both Labour and the Conservatives, from both houses of Parliament, with Jewish groups and public figures.
