BBC slammed for pulling documentary on Jewish exodus from Jerusalem

Published on May 1, 2013

An Israeli-born filmmaker is slamming the British Broadcasting Corp. for pulling his documentary on the Jewish exodus from Jerusalem in 70 A.D.

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 29, 2013

Palestinian rocket, not Israel, killed infant in Gaza, U.N. says

Published on March 11, 2013

A Palestinian rocket killed the 11-month-old son of a BBC employee during Israel's November operation in Gaza, the United Nations determined.

Winehouse died from too much alcohol, second inquest confirms

Published on January 8, 2013

Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse died of consuming too much alcohol, a second inquest into her death confirmed.

What is the Media War and why is it such a big deal?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 28, 2012

BBC apologizes to British chief rabbi over on-air gaffe

Published on November 18, 2012

The BBC issued an apology to British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks after a presenter asked him about the Gaza operation while he thought he was off the air.

Malala Yousafzai and Pakistan’s dilemmas

By Mahim Maher
Published on October 17, 2012

Malala Yousafzai, the girl at the center of a loud nationwide debate in Pakistan, is silent. At least for now she is recovering from gunshot injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham in Britain.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban defied threats for years

Published on October 10, 2012

A 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner shot by the Taliban had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection, her father said on Wednesday.

BBC official admits the network ‘got it wrong’ on Fogel murders

Published on June 22, 2012

The British Broadcasting Corporation "got it wrong" in its reporting of the massacre of the Fogel family by Palestinians in the West Bank village of Itamar, the broadcaster's outgoing director-general said at a parliamentary committee hearing.

Krakow JCC head says BBC misrepresented him in anti-Semitism report

Published on June 7, 2012

The “furious” director of the JCC in Krakow says the BBC manipulated his comments in order to bolster a “sensationalist” report on anti-Semitism and racism in Poland and Ukraine.

So, what do Americans really think of Israel?‎

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 17, 2012

‘Friday Night Dinner’ (aka Shabbat) heads to NBC

By Lauren Bottner
Published on November 11, 2011

Obama to BBC: ‘Conditions on the ground have changed’

Published on May 20, 2011

President Obama has elaborated upon his call for the 1967 lines to serve as the basis for a Palestinian state's border in an interview with the BBC. "The basis for negotiations will involve looking at that 1967 border, recognizing that conditions on the ground have changed and there are going to need to be swaps to accommodate the interests of both sides," Obama told the BBC Thursday in an interview following his Middle East policy speech.

Auschwitz sign repaired

Published on May 18, 2011

The "Arbeit Macht Frei” sign stolen from Auschwitz and cut into three pieces has been repaired. The iron sign was unveiled Wednesday in the laboratory of the camp museum. Repairs to the sign, which measures 16 feet across and means "Work makes you free," took several months.

Debbie Friedman: She will be missed

Published on January 25, 2011

Composer, Jewish liturgist, singer-songwriter, prayer leader extraordinaire, member of the lgbt community--Debbie touched our lives in ways too many to count. It was Debbie Friedman who taught the liberal Jewish world to pray for healing and just as there were special prayers offered worldwide (including at BCC) over the last few days for her healing, so now will there be prayers offered with the intent to comfort the many who mourn her loss, and to bring her soul to rest under the wings of Shekhinah.

PBS presents ‘God on Trial’ in Auschwitz

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 7, 2008

The prosecutor reads the charges against God: murder, collaboration with the enemy, breach of contract with His chosen people. Setting: A barrack in Auschwitz, with some 20 Jewish prisoners, half of whom will be gassed in the morning.

Al Qaeda urges Israel attacks; Israeli Arab lawmakers represent Hamas in court

Published on September 14, 2006

Al Qaeda urges Israel attacks; Israeli Arab lawmakers represent Hamas in court; Conviction in Attack on Palestinians; BBC Ordered to Release Report; British Jews Meet on Security; Trump to Observant Jew: You're Hired; Babi Yar Event to be International; Danish Newspaper Publishes Holocaust Cartoons.

Torture, Genocide and Jewish Silence

By James D. Besser
Published on February 17, 2005

Jews around the world have worked hard to give life to the slogan "never again," but there are painfully abundant signs the world isn't listening. And, worse, a number of our own organizations have been reluctant to speak out on some of the moral rationalizations that contribute to the genocidal mindset.

Open to Interpretation

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 5, 1999

Three years ago, the BBC decided to make a television documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1956 Sinai campaign.

The filmmakers were soon stymied in their search for one top-secret document: the Protocol of Sevres, in which leaders of the three temporary allies coordinated their plans to seize the Suez Canal, five days before the actual attack on Oct. 29, 1956.