Israeli comedians have ruthlessly mocked the BBC’s coverage of the Al-Ahli hospital bombing in Gaza after the broadcaster was criticized for its coverage of the blast.
In the satirical show, a fake BBC newsreader said: ‘Good evening from London, here’s some news about the war in Gaza.’
A BBC News banner on the screen read: ‘Israel bombs hospital. 500 dead,” as the actress continued, “Israel bombed a hospital, killing hundreds of innocent people.”
She then shook her head and gestured to the person behind the camera, “more, more.” The number of deaths on the banner then changed to ‘750 deaths’, with the fake newsreader stating that this was ‘much better’.
The screen cut to mock BBC Middle East correspondent ‘Harry Whiteguilt’ saying: ‘Good evening Rachael from the illegal colony of Tel Aviv.
In the satirical show, the BBC’s fake newsreader said: ‘Good evening from London, here’s some news about the war in Gaza’
“Israeli officials have denied bombing the hospital, but we have video footage showing what really happened.”
The images that followed were a compilation of clips from the hospital explosion, including a paper airplane flying overhead, a scene from the movie Oppenheimer, and an exploding bomb.
The newsreader said: ‘Absolutely shocking Harry.’ A new banner on the screen read ‘We love Hamas’ with the BBC News logo next to it.
“We received this video from Hamas, the most credible non-terrorist organization in the world,” correspondent Harry reported.
‘I’m sorry Rachael, I have terrible news. The United States Pentagon says it has proof that Israel did not bomb the hospital.”
Newscaster Rachael looked shocked and quickly backed away, “What? Well… I guess it’ll be one of those things we can never be sure of. Like how the Jews knew about 9/11 and didn’t go to work that day,” she said, winking.
“No, they just published recordings of Hamas Freedom Fighters admitting that they were the ones who accidentally fired the rockets,” correspondent Harry clarified.
The show then played a recording of who they call “Jihad Militant #1” saying, “My God, what a huge mistake. I fired our missile at our own hospital.”
Another militant replied, “It’s okay, it doesn’t matter. Maybe we had some gays there. That’s life. You win what you lose some.’
Back in the studio, fake BBC journalist Rachael said again: “Well, I guess we’ll never know exactly what happened.”
Another audio clip from “Jihad Militant #1” repeated, “No, no, we did it,” but Rachael continued to insist, “It just remains a mystery.”
A new banner on the satirical show’s screen read ‘We love Hamas’ with the BBC News logo next to it
The show then played a recording of who they call “Jihad Militant #1” saying, “My God, what a huge mistake. I fired our missile at our own hospital.” Another militant replied, “It’s okay, it doesn’t matter. Maybe we had some gays there. That’s life. You win what you lose what’
Newsreader Rachael ended her news broadcast with the words: ‘Good night everyone and remember: Israel is ISIS’
‘Jihad Militant #2’ said: ‘It’s not a mystery. It’s us. Totally us. Only U.S.’
Both fake BBC employees looked uneasy, until Harry declared: ‘But it’s still Israel’s fault… because the Israeli blockade prevented Hamas from getting properly functioning rockets and this is why tragic accidents like this actually happened. ‘
Newsreader Rachael ended her news broadcast with the words: “Good night everyone and remember: Israel is ISIS.”
This comes after the BBC was criticized for its coverage of the blast and even Israel warned the broadcaster that it could be stopped from reporting in the country for refusing to name Hamas terrorists.
The BBC admitted it was wrong to speculate that the rocket that hit a hospital in Gaza was an ‘Israeli airstrike’.
A senior Israeli official said the government could take action if the BBC “crossed the border in accordance with our laws.” It came after Israeli President Isaac Herzog said his policy of treating Hamas as militants was “appalling.”
The Israeli Ministry of Communications is currently exploring the possibility of closing the local Qatar-owned Al Jazeera agency because its reporting was favorable to Hamas.
The BBC calls Hamas a ‘militant’ group rather than a terrorist group and describes the massacre of civilians as a ‘militant’ attack.
The country has long had a policy of only using the term “terrorist” when it is attributed to someone else.
This comes after the BBC drew criticism for its coverage of the blast and even Israel warned the broadcaster that it could be stopped from reporting in the country for refusing to name Hamas terrorists. The photo shows the aftermath of the explosion
In the immediate aftermath of the blast, correspondent Jon Donnison said it was “difficult to understand” what could have happened at al-Ahli hospital other than an “Israeli airstrike.”
John Simpson, the editor of World Affairs, has warned that calling out Hamas terrorists would be “taking sides” and “it is not the BBC’s job to tell people who to support and who to condemn.”
The BBC was criticized after a reporter speculated that an ‘Israeli attack’ was responsible for an explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people.
In the immediate aftermath of the blast, correspondent Jon Donnison said it was “difficult to understand” what could have happened at al-Ahli hospital other than an “Israeli airstrike.”
Despite this claim, mounting evidence has emerged that the explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital was caused by a failed rocket launch by the terrorist group Islamic Jihad.
After enormous criticism, the company issued a statement on October 19 on the “Corrections and Clarifications” page of its website, admitting that “it was wrong to speculate in this way.”