BBC Journalists ‘Cry at Work’ Over ‘Dehumanizing’ Coverage of Gaza

Rabat – Journalists at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have been “crying at work” as a result of the company’s “dehumanizing” coverage of the ongoing Israeli violence in Palestine, according to a report from the Times.

BBC journalists accuse the channel of being “too lenient” while reporting Israel’s genocide and deliberately “dehumanizing Palestinian civilians” to downplay the severity of Israel’s heinous acts.

The staff reportedly conveyed their concerns to the BBC during a meeting earlier this week and sent an email to the management about the company’s policy of “treating Israeli lives as more worthy than Palestinian lives.”

In an attempt to address the situation, BBC held meetings with staff from Jewish, Palestinian, and Arab communities to hear their perspectives, with one source telling the Times that the company is risking “tying itself in knots.”

“Staff have been crying in the toilets and freelancers have been sacrificing earnings by not showing up to work because of the distress caused. Many people are feeling deeply disturbed,” The Times report says.

One BBC correspondent based in Beirut, Rami Ruhayem, said he had “the gravest possible concerns” about the coverage.

“Words like ‘massacre’, ‘slaughter’ and ‘atrocities’ are being used prominently in reference to actions by Hamas, but hardly, if at all, in reference to actions by Israel,” he lamented.

“Does this not raise the question of the possible complicity of the BBC in incitement, dehumanization and war propaganda?” he asked in an email to management.

The news comes at a time when the BBC is under pressure from Israel to use the description “terrorist” when describing Hamas.

Last week, reports indicated that BBC was investigating journalists working for its Arabic division in the Middle East for social media posts that seemingly “justify the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas.”

Israel has launched a relentless stream of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip following an attack by Hamas on October 7.

Israel’s aggression in the Gaza Strip resulted in the death of over 8,000 Palestinians, including over 3,000 children.

The 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip have been running out of food, water, medicine, and fuel, as Israel tightened its blockade on the territory, turning the strip into the world’s largest open-air prison.