BBC Director’s Fantasy: Gaza Journalists ‘Free’ from Hamas—Sure, And I’m the Queen of England
BBC’s Munro Spins Gaza Journalists as Independent — Reality Check: They’re Hamas Mouthpieces
The BBC is no just a biased broadcaster—it is an active participant in the machinery of terror. Britain's publicly funded media giant is supporting and even financing terrorism, all while cloaking itself in the respectable veneer of journalism. This is not mere editorial slant or misreporting; it is complicity, weaponized through the language of news.
Since the October 7th attack, the BBC refused to referred to Hamas as a terrorist organization, and by doing so, legitimizing their violence. Has used Hamas sources, while misleading the public on who those sources are. Now they took legitimization to a whole new level. BBC Global News Director Jonathan Munro wants the public to believe that local journalists in Gaza—working under the thumb of Hamās—are completely free from political influence. This isn’t just a bad take; it’s a calculated lie. No serious news executive could genuinely believe that reporters in a territory ruled by a terror organization operate without coercion or censorship. This statement isn’t born of ignorance—it’s a deliberate attempt to sanitize the BBC’s collaboration with Hamas-approved narratives and to mislead audiences into trusting propaganda dressed up as journalism.
Hamas doesn’t merely “influence” journalists—it controls them through fear, violence, and absolute intolerance for dissent. Those who don’t align with its narrative are silenced, tortured, imprisoned, or killed. Just yesterday, local journalist Omar Abd Rabu revealed he was informed of a Hamas order to execute him for social media posts critical of the group’s leaders. So in a twisted way, Jonathan Munro is technically correct: the journalists reporting from Gaza aren’t restricted—because those who would tell the truth are silenced, tortured, or dead. What remains are voices aligned with, or subjugated by, a terror regime. The BBC isn’t reporting news from Gaza—it’s laundering Hamas propaganda and selling it to the world as journalism.
We have countless examples of so-called “journalists” in Gaza who are, in reality, operatives for Hamas. The line between reporter and terrorist has been deliberately blurred, and the global media has played along. The most recent and blatant case, the IDF had just revealed that two "journalists" it killed were actually Islamic Jihad terrorists who were using Al-Ahli Hospital to help direct attacks on civilians and troops.
But also extends to “sources.” Mahmoud Bassal, a figure frequently cited by the BBC and other outlets as a “Gaza Civil Spokesperson.” He is treated as a credible source, but intelligence documents have now exposed him as an active Hamas operative. This isn’t an isolated incident—it’s part of a larger pattern in which terror affiliates are elevated to the role of trusted witnesses. The result is a media ecosystem where propaganda is not just tolerated but platformed, with outlets like the BBC serving as megaphones for a terrorist regime.
Another recent scandal exposes the BBC’s financing terrorism. The broadcaster was forced to pull a documentary about the Israel-Gaza war after it was revealed that it featured Palestinian children with known ties to Hamas. The documentary attempted to portray these children as innocent victims and credible eyewitnesses, while deliberately omitting their direct connections to a terrorist organization. This manipulative propaganda effort perfectly illustrates the BBC’s willingness to whitewash Hamas.
Even one of Hamas’s most infamous propagandists, known online as “Mr. FAFO,” hasn’t just slipped into BBC coverage multiple times. This individual, notorious for spreading pro-Hamas and “wearing multiple hats”, has been repeatedly featured in BBC content, including in the so-called documentary.
But it doesn’t stop there. A group of British MPs called for an inquiry into the backgrounds of doctors featured in a BBC documentary on Gaza, after it was revealed that some had openly expressed support for Hamas—a proscribed terrorist organization in the UK. Yet the BBC presented them as neutral medical professionals, deceiving the public once again.
This aren’t one-offs or mistake; it’s a pattern that reveals a systemic failure—or willful choice—to vet sources and distinguish between journalism and terror propaganda. It's clear the BBC isn’t being manipulated—it’s participating.
The Broader Implications
The BBC’s entanglement with Hamas propaganda isn’t just unethical—it’s dangerous. This pattern of platforming terrorist narratives and presenting them as credible journalism fuels misinformation, distorts public understanding, and emboldens extremist sympathies worldwide. By consistently elevating Hamas-linked voices while ignoring or downplaying the group’s brutality, the BBC becomes complicit in spreading falsehoods that justify terror, and ultimately put innocent lives at risk.
Perhaps the most egregious example of this was the BBC’s false reporting on the Al-Ahli hospital explosion in Gaza. The BBC immediately blamed Israel, falsely claiming that an Israeli airstrike had killed hundreds. The real story? The explosion didn’t even hit the hospital—it landed in a parking lot. And it wasn’t caused by Israel but by a misfired rocket from Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Yet the BBC’s reckless reporting literally set the world on fire, ignited global violent protests, proving that their propaganda has real-world consequences.
The problem extends far beyond the BBC—it's embedded within the entire media system. Recently, the UK’s media regulator ruled that it is acceptable to label Palestinian security prisoners as “hostages,” all while referring to Israeli Hostages as “prisoners” on air. Let’s be clear, decision that legitimizes terrorism.
These Palestinian Prisoners are not innocent civilians wrongfully detained; many are convicted murderers and terrorists serving sentences for their crimes. By endorsing such inversion in terminology, the regulator—and by extension the media—normalizes and sanitizes violent terrorism, turning victims into perpetrators and perpetrators into victims. This is systemic failure, not an oversight.
A report led by British lawyer Trevor Asserson in September 2024 found that the BBC breached its editorial guidelines over 1,500 times during the Israel-Hamas conflict in less than 12 months, revealing a significant bias against Israel. The report, which analyzed four months of BBC coverage across various platforms, uncovered a worrying pattern of downplaying Hamas terrorism while portraying Israel as aggressive and militaristic.
These are just a few examples of the BBC’s dangerous entanglement with Hamas propaganda, but they barely scratch the surface. From platforming known Hamas operatives as civilian spokespeople to parroting unverified claims that serve the group’s agenda, the BBC has repeatedly abandoned journalistic integrity in favor of narrative-driven manipulation. Whether it’s legitimizing terror affiliates, ignoring evidence that exposes their sources, or broadcasting stories that align seamlessly with Hamas messaging, the pattern is undeniable: the BBC is not merely failing at journalism—it is actively participating in a campaign of deception that shields terrorists and misleads the world.
Demand Accountability
Public trust in mainstream media is crumbling, and the BBC is among the worst offenders. This taxpayer-funded institution has abandoned journalism in favor of amplifying Hamas propaganda, and it must be held accountable.
British citizens should demand better. The BBC must be forced to answer for its systemic complicity in spreading terror-linked narratives and ideological corruption. At a time when misinformation dominates the global stage, transparency and fairness are non-negotiable. If the BBC wants to salvage any credibility, it must undergo a complete overhaul—starting with those responsible for these disgraceful editorial decisions.
Until then, viewers should be extremely skeptical of what they’re being told—and by extension, anyone quoting the BBC as a source. When a broadcaster so openly manipulates coverage in service of a terrorist agenda, it calls into question the reliability of any information linked back to it. Because if the BBC is willing to manipulate coverage this blatantly in service of a terrorist organization, there’s no telling how deep their deception really goes.
I just don't understand why BBC and other western media became so biased.
Leslie, I am enjoying reading your stuff. Thank you. Do you work in news / TV? I work in TV (not much anymore), but I have been in and out of the BBC and the institutionalised antisemitism is unreal. Maybe there is a chance to connect.