The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is at the center of another controversy, with claims that its website wrongly insinuated that Jewish children who were the victims of an antisemitic attack had made “racial slurs” during the assault against them.
On December 1, a group of Jewish youths celebrating Hanukkah on a bus in central London were accosted by men who performed Nazi salutes and spat at them. The video of the incident sparked concerns for the safety of British Jews. However, a report filed by senior BBC journalist Harry Farley about the incident, alleged — apparently baselessly — that “some racial slurs can be heard from inside the bus.”
After the GnasherJew investigation team examined the audio track from the incident, it became clear that no such slurs were audible. On Friday, the team claimed that only the Hebrew words “tikra lemishehu, ze dachuf,” — meaning “call someone, it’s urgent” — were said.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews urged the BBC to issue a correction and an apology to the victims, saying: “The BBC thought that they heard a slur in English. What they were actually hearing was a distressed Jewish man speaking in Hebrew appealing for help.”
The @bbc needs to correct its report and apologise to the victims. @bbclondonnews @bbcnews pic.twitter.com/7Z0GIZZ84w
— Board of Deputies of British Jews (@BoardofDeputies) December 4, 2021
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