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BBC Asks Israeli Embassy in UK for Anti-Netanyahu Speaker
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Jane Prinsley - A BBC World Service producer contacted the Israeli embassy in London on Thursday, seeking a guest for the Newshour program to criticize Israel's latest ground offensive in Gaza. A WhatsApp message from the show's producer said: "We want someone who is going to be critical of Netanyahu and the ground offense....Do you think you could help with this?" Embassy spokeswoman Orly Goldschmidt noted: "They don't want to interview someone knowledgeable, nor someone relevant, just someone who fits the predetermined narrative. There is nothing balanced or impartial about this." BBC later admitted: "This was a serious mistake....We apologize unreservedly to the Israeli Embassy."