The BBC has been accused of spreading “Hamas propaganda” after the average teenager who appears to be featured in a recent documentary about the conflict in Gaza was claimed to be the son of a Top Hamas official Masu.
According to pro-Israel investigative journalist David Collier, 14-year-old Abdullah al-Yazorri Gaza: How to survive in the war zone The documentary is a member of Hamas Royalties.
Collier I insisted Not a typical resident of the Gaza Strip, Al Yazouri is the son of Hamas Minister of Agriculture Dr. Aiman Al Yozouri, who is said to be himself a relative of Ibrahim Al Yazouri. Masu. A Muslim terrorist group that has been controlling Gaza since 2007.
“The royal children of Hamas were given an hour on the BBC channel, wandered around looking for sympathy and seeking Israeli demons,” Collier wrote.
He pointed out that the Crew of the BBC cameras apparently followed Al-Yazouri for several months. He therefore added, “It's not on earth where this family was unknown.” Broadcast to the propaganda outlet of radical Islamic terrorist groups. ”
Collier continued question Whether the BBC paid the Alyazouri family to produce the documentary, he said, “I'm looking for police…and millions of British people who will fund you.”
Meanwhile, the investigation revealed that Yousef D. Hammash, one of the documentary's co-directors, was a Palestinian who lived in Gaza until June 2024, and that information conveyed to viewers was fair. It suggests that he may not be an arbitrator. .
Furthermore, in promotions article For the documentary, Jamie Roberts, who co-directed the film with London's Hamash, failed to mention that his co-director is a Palestinian from Gaza.
The report from Collier also noted that Hamash's X account is filled with pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel content. “He is a Palestinian activist with a camera. How did the BBC give this guy the reins to make a documentary?” Collier asked.
Additionally, the report raised questions about a photographer hired by the BBC as a man on the ground in the documentary. According to a post shared by Collier, one of the photographers posted a salute to Israel on the day of the terrorist attacks on October 7th, captioned “The Flood.” He also reportedly shared a “resistance” video featuring terrorists and rocket attacks against Israel.
The film's subject matter was raised in question. Apparently, all four Gazans featured by the BBC had been featured previously by other legacy media. “It seems like there are very few stories in Gaza. The BBC had to borrow targets from other channels,” Koller said.
In response to the report, Labour Party against anti-Semitic co-overse, Alex Hearn, said his organization had filed a complaint with the BBC.
“This documentary was a failure of due diligence by the BBC, and Hamas propaganda was promoted as a reliable fact at the cost of taxpayers,” he said. I said Around The era. “We need to investigate urgently as to what happened again.”
Danny Cohen, former director of BBC TV, added: You should ask whether the BBC has performed the most basic journalistic checks. ”
