July 6th 2023.
The BBC has recently apologised for an 'inappropriate' line of questioning made by one of its journalists during an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The segment, which was broadcast on the BBC News channel, involved a discussion about the recent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The interviewer, Anjana Gadgil, suggested that the Israeli military had set out to kill children between the ages of 16 and 18. Bennett strongly disagreed with this and challenged Gadgil to define a 17-year-old shooting at her own family, but the journalist refused to be drawn on that. Gadgil then went on to say that 'Israeli forces are happy to kill children', which Bennett deemed to be 'quite remarkable'.
The comment caused controversy, with many condemning it for fuelling 'toxic anti-Semitic tropes', while some expressed 'solidarity'. The BBC has now issued a statement, apologising for the language used and saying that it was 'not phrased well and was inappropriate'. Anjana Gadgil appears to have deleted her social media profiles since the segment was broadcast.
The debate surrounding the incident speaks to the complexity of the situation and the need for impartial and robust reporting. It is encouraging to see the BBC take responsibility for the language used and apologise for it.
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