VILE: BBC and NBC's blatant antisemitic coverage of the hostage release – It's nothing new
Yet again: The British broadcasting corporation apologizes following biased reporting during coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. A BBC presenter called Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas "prisoners," and several hours later an apology was read live on air: "We referred to the hostages as 'prisoners' and we want to apologize for that."


The release of the three hostages Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Calderon from Hamas was covered throughout the past weekend by major media outlets worldwide.
During reports about the publication of the names of the three men to be released in the fourth phase, BBC news presenter Nicky Schiller referred to Keith, Ofer, and Yarden as "Israeli prisoners." Several hours later, an apology was read live on air: "Earlier today we reported on the names of three Israeli hostages due to be released. At one point during the coverage, we referred to the hostages as 'prisoners' and we want to apologize for that."
This is not the first time the British broadcaster has had to apologize for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. In January 2024, the BBC issued an apology after quoting a Hamas statement claiming that "the IDF carried out executions in Gaza." They stated then, "We did not make sufficient effort to seek evidence justifying the reporting of Hamas's claim." In the first months of the war, the BBC received hundreds of complaints about biased coverage after some channel presenters refused to call members of the terrorist organization "militants" or "terrorists."
In a related journalistic disaster, NBC News sparked outrage and disbelief after inexplicably labeling convicted terrorists as "Palestinian hostages" in their coverage of the Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange.
The staggering mischaracterization drew immediate backlash, critics blasted NBC's false equivalence between imprisoned terrorists and kidnapped civilians as not just factually wrong, but morally reprehensible, noting that it cruelly diminishes the ongoing trauma of hostage families who spend each day wondering if their loved ones are alive, while Palestinian prisoners were lawfully detained through a legal system with due process.
Channel 12 contributed to this article.