You expect, from BBC, to air documentaries that are true. Here is one that was produced, filmed and acted out by HAMAS affiliates, and then aired without editing by the BBC!
A documentary that aired yesterday on BBC2 focused on the experiences of children struggling to survive the Gaza war.
In a series of tweets above, researcher and NEWSRAEL Contributor David Collier claims that the BBC is being used as a propaganda tool for Hamas, and provides evidence to support his claims.
The film, which aired the previous night, is called "Gaza: How to Survive in a War Zone," and documents the lives of three children in Gaza.
Collier noted that one of the film's co-producers is a Palestinian activist, and that one of the BBC's cameramen in Gaza welcomed the events of October 7, raising questions about the neutrality of the content.
But more than that, Collier showed that some of the content in the film was clearly staged, and that the film’s central character, a young Gazan named Abdullah, who comes from a wealthy family in Gaza and serves as the main narrator of the hour-long film, had previously appeared in a previous Channel 4 report in the UK in November 2023, where he was presented as Abdullah Abu Shamaleh, but then it was revealed that his real name was Abdullah Iman Eliazzouri.
Collier’s investigation revealed that the man presented as Abdullah’s father in the film is actually Khalil Abu Shamaleh, the director of an anti-Israel propaganda organization affiliated with the PFLP called Al-Damir. This revelation raises questions about the credibility of the film and Hamas’s role in its production.
Collier also revealed that Abdullah is connected to the Hamas family, as his biological father, Iman Eliazzouri, serves as deputy minister of agriculture in the Hamas government, and has previously held official positions in education and planning.
In another tweet, Collier showed pictures of Abdullah’s father wearing Hamas clothing at various events, as well as posts of him praising Hamas’s terrorist acts. He also revealed that Abdullah’s family is connected to the founders of Hamas, with his grandfather, Ibrahim al-Yazouri, being a co-founder of Hamas alongside Sheikh Yassin.
These revelations raise serious questions about the BBC’s journalistic ethics and professional standards. Collier questioned how the BBC could have allowed the son of a Hamas minister to play a central role in a documentary intended to garner sympathy and criticize Israel for an hour.
This case raises concerns about how a major media outlet like the BBC can use potentially politically biased content, and highlights the need for rigorous scrutiny and transparency in the production process of documentary content. The public debate around this issue continues to develop, with calls for the BBC to apologize and reexamine its journalistic standards.