Throughout the month of July 2019, twenty-six written or filmed reports relating to Israel and/or the Palestinians appeared on the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page, some of which also appeared on other pages and four of which were carried over from the previous month.
(dates indicate the time period during which the item was available on the ‘Middle East’ page)
Two reports concerned external security issues:
Syria war: Israeli jets ‘hit Iranian targets in Homs and Damascus’ (1/7/19 to 3/7/19) discussed here
‘Stray Syrian anti-aircraft missile’ hits northern Cyprus (1/7/19 to 3/7/19)
Five items related to political/diplomatic aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the previous month’s economic workshop in Bahrain:
Is peace between Israel and Palestinians out of reach? Yolande Knell (24/6/19 to 3/7/19) discussed here
Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ falls flat in West Bank Yolande Knell (25/6/19 to 2/7/19)
Kushner urges Palestinians to embrace ‘opportunity of century’ (25/6/19 to 8/7/19)
Netanyahu: ‘Europe might ignore Iran threat until nuclear missiles hit’ (16/7/19 to 18/7/19) discussed here
Argentina designates Hezbollah as terrorist organisation (18/7/19 to 21/7/19) discussed here
Three items concerned history/archaeology:
In pictures: 9,000 year-old settlement found in Israel (16/7/19 to 18/7/19)
Israel mosque find: Archaeologists unearth 1,200-year-old ruins in desert (18/7/19 to 20/7/19)
Zionism: A very brief history BBC Ideas (25/7/19 to present) discussed here
Four reports – one of which was subsequently taken down from the website – concerned Palestinian social and political affairs:
Teaching Palestinians to talk about sex – removed (9/7/19 to 12/7/19) discussed here
Talking about sex no longer so taboo in the Arab world Shereen El Feki (17/7/19 to 1/8/19)
Meet Bashar Murad: The Palestinian singer blurring gender lines Newsbeat (14/7/19 to 24/7/19) discussed here
Abbas: Palestinians to halt agreements with Israel (26/7/19 to 30/7/19) discussed here
Of twelve reports concerning Israeli affairs, two were about internal politics:
Israel education minister defends ‘gay conversion therapy’ (13/7/19 to 17/7/19)
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel’s longest-serving leader (20/7/19 to 22/7/19) discussed here
One report concerned planning:
Israel backs West Bank homes for settlers and Palestinians (31/7/19 to 3/8/19) discussed here
Six reports concerned legal/criminal cases or public order:
Clashes as Ethiopian Israelis protest over police shooting (3/7/19 to 5/7/19) discussed here
Police clash with Ethiopian Israeli protesters (dated 3/7/19 but appeared 10/7/19 and again on 13/7/19 – 14/7/19) discussed here
Ayia Napa: Twelve in court after ‘British woman raped’ (18/7/19 to 22/7/19) discussed here
British woman arrested over ‘false rape claim’ in Ayia Napa (28/7/19 to 30/7/19) discussed here
Ayia Napa: British woman held over ‘false rape claims’ against Israeli teens (30/7/19 to 31/7/19)
Israeli ‘underworld’ figures shot dead in Mexico City ‘hit’ (26/7/19 to 28/7/19)
Two items concerned internal security:
Russia denies role in Israeli airport GPS jamming BBC Technology (27/6/19 to 1/7/19)
Israel razes Palestinian homes ‘built too near barrier’ (22/7/19 to 25/7/19) discussed here
One report can be classified as miscellaneous:
‘I spotted a lump when preparing for my ritual bath’ Anna Behrmann (3/7/19 to 14/7/19)
The BBC News website continues to report Israeli affairs far more extensively than it does internal Palestinian affairs with visitors having seen over seven times more coverage of the former since the beginning of the year.
Update:
BBC News website republishes deleted video report
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Summary of BBC News website portrayal of Israel and the Palestinians – February 2019
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