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Lord Grade Condemns BBC over Israel Coverage
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Ben Weich - Speaking in the 6 July debate in the House of Lords on the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, Lord Grade, a former chairman of the BBC, said: "On 16 June two Palestinians, unprovoked, attacked Israeli police officers in Jerusalem with guns and knives, while a third stabbed to death Border Police Staff Sergeant Hadas Malka, aged 23. "The BBC's headline on its news website was 'Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing in Jerusalem.' The BBC eventually changed its headline to 'Israeli policewoman stabbed to death in Jerusalem.'" "This example demonstrates the drip-drip effect of unqualified, un-contextualized, singling out of Israel for criticism. If the BBC can get this wrong, it is little wonder that Israel finds it so hard to put aside the idea that some critics are motivated by something more sinister than political commentary."