Gary Lineker: ‘I’m not antisemitic, I’m anti-bad people’
The sports broadcaster has previously tweeted support for a sports boycott of Israel
I just asked Gary Lineker about his Israel tweets and I’m still shaking with anger
The arguments I’ve had so many times on social media with trolls were suddenly being spouted by one of the most famous faces in Britain
At least 22 Jewish employees make formal complaint against BBC Israel coverage
BBC receives a deluge of complaints from Jewish employees
Intellectual titan Gary Lineker’s latest endorsement is his worst yet
His repost of a BDS call makes his presence on the screens an affront to anyone who does not endorse Jew hate
Lineker tweets broke BBC impartiality rules, says incoming chairman
The Match of the Day presenter was previously condemned for comparing the government’s language over migration to that of Nazi Germany
BBC dismisses complaints after Gary Lineker endorses academic who described Israel's Gaza operation as 'textbook genocide'
The corporation said ‘presenters of flagship programmes are free to express opinions about the issues that matter to them’
Gary Lineker endorses academic who described Israel's Gaza operation as 'textbook genocide'
The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted a commentary by Raz Segal was 'worth 13 minutes of anyone’s time'
The deafening silence of Gary Lineker and his chums keeps us awake at night
Sometimes silence can convey a message
BBC stars will not be blocked from sharing political opinions despite Lineker row
High-profile presenters have a 'particular responsibility' to respect the broadcaster's impartiality
Tim Davie hasn't worried about Gary Lineker’s tweets since Nazi Germany incident
The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted that the language used around immigration policy 'is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s'
Is it always wrong to make comparisons to 1930s Nazi Germany?
When are these comparisons beyond the pale and when are they reasonable?
Fight promoter Frank Warren tears into 'ill-informed' Lineker
Lineker was also called out on the alleged hypocrisy of accepting a presenting job at the World Cup in Qatar
'We live in an age of diktat by celebrity', says former FA chairman
David Bernstein said that the BBC's 'climbdown' over the Gary Lineker saga is 'embarrassing in the extreme'
Board of Deputies apologises for tweet calling journalist an 'a******'
The now deleted tweet criticising Jewish journalist Rachel Shabi was apparently sent from the wrong account
BBC 'ignored' complaint on Lineker tweet lamenting death of Palestinian footballer
It comes as the BBC has confirmed that Lineker will return to air this week as the corporation launches a review of social media guidelines
BBC: Gary Lineker to step back from MOTD following '1930s Germany' firestorm
The commentator and former professional footballer compared the language surrounding the UK’s asylum policy to Germany under the Nazis
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