As documented here last month, the December 28th edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The World Tonight’ included a number of inaccuracies. [all emphasis added]
“[BBC presenter] Ley told listeners that:
“Last week President Obama authorised a change of tactics towards Israel. The US opted not to deploy its veto on a Security Council resolution condemning building by Jewish settlers on what had been Palestinian land until the Six Day War.” […]
Ley continued:
“It was a war which lasted less than a week yet the territory seized by Israel then is still de facto controlled by Tel Aviv today.”
Referring to “Gulf Arab states like Saudi Arabia”, he later told listeners that:
“They also share Tel Aviv’s anxiety about the growing importance of Iran in the region.” […]
Ley also told audiences that:
“The attitude of Gulf Arab states like Saudi Arabia has become more ambiguous since they fought with Israel in 1967. Whilst continuing to make the case for a separate Palestinian state, most now accept the existence of the Jewish state.””
BBC Watch submitted a complaint concerning those inaccuracies and the response received includes the following:
That correction reads as follows:
BBC Watch will be pursuing the outstanding issues.
