A Rabbi accused the BBC of anti-Jewish bias after an interview where he felt the anchor's questions were unfair and implied Israel started the war in Gaza and the West Bank
The BBC has reportedly issued an apology to a Rabbi over the 'grotesquely unfair' line of questioning adopted by anchor Ben Brown during a BBC News interview. Rabbi Gideon Sylvester, of the British United Synagogue in Jerusalem, appeared on the network on December 23 for a discussion which he claims was pitched to him as focusing on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
BBC News had interviewed multiple other faith leaders from Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the lead up to Rabbi Sylvester's segment, including a Christian reverend and a leader of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The network stated when introducing Rabbi Sylvester that they had been interviewing these various religious figures to see how the 'shadow of war' had impacted their local communities. BBC anchor Ben Brown began the interview by asking Rabbi Sylvester about the prospect of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine to help put an end to the current war in Gaza and the West Bank. Speaking to the Jewish Chronicle after-the-fact, Rabbi Sylvester blasted the question as 'outrageous' and accused Brown of implying that Israel had started the war. In his response on air, Rabbi Sylvester stated that 'most Israelis are very nervous' about a potential two-state solution and added that the prospect could only be considered if Palestinians adopted a leadership 'willing to have a liberal democracy'. This answer prompted a follow-up question from Brown who interjected that the responsibility over reaching a peace deal must also be borne by the Israeli government, and not solely Palestinian leadership. Rabbi Gideon Sylvester appeared on BBC News on December 23 for an interview he described as being 'grotesquely unfair'. Accusations of anti-Jewish bias were also levelled at the BBC by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). In his remarks to the Jewish Chronicle, Rabbi Sylvester also accused the BBC of promoting anti-Jewish attitudes and spreading misinformation about the Middle East
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