BBC comes under fire for broadcasting episodes of The Apprentice starring a contestant accused of making ‘a stream of anti-Jewish’ comments

The BBC came under fire last night for airing episodes of The Apprentice starring a candidate accused of making ‘a stream of anti-Jewish’ comments on social media.

Television executives refused to take the program off air after former NHS doctor Asif Munaf continued to make ‘grotesquely anti-Semitic’ comments following a BBC-organised diversity and inclusion training.

Dr. Munaf – who now owns his own wellness brand – described Zionism as a “satanic cult” in the wake of the October 7 terror attack.

He also wrote on social media that he was compiling a “list of sadistic doctors” who “supported the Zionist genocide.”

Dr. Munaf had also said Zionists are “hideously ogour-like” and labeled the “Zionist PR machine” as “slimy.”

Dr. Munaf had also said Zionists are “hideously ogour-like” and labeled the “Zionist PR machine” as “slimy”

Dr. Munaf was sent on equality training after the BBC was made aware of his tweets after filming wrapped. The BBC said that if the reports had been there before filming, he would not have been included in the show. A spokesperson for The Apprentice said at the time: ‘After filming took place, we were made aware of concerns about social media posts made by Asif after leaving the trial.

‘As soon as we were alerted, we took immediate action and discussed this in detail with Asif.

“Asif has taken part in specialist training to understand why his posts may be offensive.”

Dr. Munaf insisted that “it was not my intention to offend anyone.”

But since then he has continued to make controversial comments about the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

Two weeks ago he wrote that the “Zionist mask is falling” and accused Israel of weaponizing the Holocaust to “foster another fascist ideology.”

Former director of BBC Television Danny Cohen said: ‘Once again the Jewish community has been failed by the BBC’

Yesterday, Danny Cohen – former director of BBC Television – claimed the training ‘clearly didn’t work’, citing further insulting comments from Dr. Munaf.

Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Cohen said: ‘The BBC’s inaction sends a message.

‘You can be racist towards Jews and there are no consequences. You can enjoy fame on the BBC even if you are the kind of person whose views painfully remind Jewish viewers of Nazi propaganda.

‘Once again the Jewish community has been failed by the BBC.’

Last night a spokesperson for the Campaign against Antisemitism said: ‘How does the BBC think Jewish people will react when they turn on the television and see someone on their national broadcaster engaging in the vilest rhetoric?

‘Asif Munaf has reportedly spoken of ‘the Zionist antichrist’, the ‘slimy Zionist PR machine’, ‘hideous boogeyman Zionists’, ‘Zionist doctors’, ‘weaponizing the Holocaust’ and more.

‘These kinds of views should normally lead to dismissal. At the BBC they just put you on television.’

Council of Deputies director Marie Van der Zyl said: ‘The BBC’s response was extremely poor. Our community feels like ratings are taking precedence over fighting horrible prejudices.

“The Corporation should publicly apologize for its mishandling of this situation.”

Concerns about Dr. Munaf was first voiced by Jewish News after Dr. Munaf appeared on the BBC show Dragon’s Den.

The former doctor turned entrepreneur has also made a series of misogynistic videos on Instagram, including one titled “Have you ever met a beautiful feminist?” and another titled “Don’t Trust What Women Say.”