The BBC
has been facing a backlash by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on
Thursday morning over a story headline that was interpreted as
“anti-Israel" and biased. The British changed the title
following threats by Israeli officials to take a legal action against
them.
The
headline that read: “Israeli airstrikes kill a woman and a baby,”
reported the continuous Israeli airstrikes on Gaza during Wednesday
night in which a pregnant woman was killed with her one year old
daughter. Several injuries were reported in several parts across the
Strip.
What
outraged the Israeli side is the BBC’s “deliberate lying,”
while not mentioning the fact that the Israeli bombing was triggered
by the rockets fired from Gaza toward southern Israel as the Israeli
media reported, despite Hamas’ denial.
One of
the very first to criticize the BBC’s choice of title on Twitter
was Israel’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Emmanuel Nahshon, who
replied on the BBC story’s tweet urging them to change it
“immediately”.
The
tweet was followed by a series of outraged comments by Israelis who
condemned the BBC “misleading change of facts”. In less than
hour, Nahshon also tweeted saying the Israeli foreign ministry is
going to file a written complaint against the broadcaster over their
Gaza headline.
Shortly
after, the BBC responded to the Israeli complaints and edited the
headline slightly by adding “after rockets hit Israel” without
explaining the reason behind the edit.
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details:
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