Natasha Hausdorff describes personal BBC experiences after anti-Israel bias revealed in leaked memo
UK Lawyers for Israel Charitable Trust Legal Director, Natasha Hausdorff, joins media consultant David Ross to discuss her own dealings with BBC News and the BBC’s response to allegations raised in an internal whistleblower report, published by The Telegraph. The memo written by Michael Prescott alleged failures in BBC management, concerns about accuracy and impartiality and issues of anti-Israel bias relating to coverage of Israel and the conflict in Gaza. An extract of Prescott’s letter includes the following: “Claims against Israel seem to be raced to air or online without adequate checks, evidencing either carelessness or a desire.