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BBC staffers round on ‘delusional’ Owen Jones after he targets another Jewish colleague

In his attack on a second Jewish BBC journalist, Jones cites evidence from a writer who posted about ‘Jewish supremacist Zionist monsters’

February 14, 2025 14:52
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Owen Jones has accused an Israeli BBC journalist of sharing content from “extreme accounts" and posting only about Israeli suffering (Photo: Getty)
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Guardian columnist and YouTuber Owen Jones has launched a fresh attack on a Jewish BBC journalist.

Jones targeted Gidi Kleiman, BBC News’ senior producer in Israel, accusing the Israeli journalist of sharing content from what he claimed to be “extreme accounts”, including Eylon Levy and Aviva Klompas.

He accused Kleiman of posting only about Israeli suffering and included a video of the BBC journalist’s X timeline to support his claim.

BBC correspondent Jon Donnison swiftly defended Kleiman, calling him a “superb journalist” who is “smart, thoughtful, and fair.” He explained that Kleiman primarily covers the Israeli side of the conflict, while the BBC employs Palestinian producers who focus on Palestinian perspectives. “That is how newsrooms in the Middle East work,” Donnison stated.