A freelance journalist who reports frequently about Israel and Gaza on the BBC’s Arabic channel has issued monstrously murderous antisemitic posts on social media, including, “We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”

“Samer Elzaenen has appeared on BBC Arabic more than a dozen times since the conflict erupted following the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel,” The Telegraph reported. “The Palestinian journalist has also repeatedly described the Hamas terrorists who carried out the October 7 attacks as ‘resistance fighters,’ including those who targeted young music fans at the Nova festival.”

After the February 2023 attack in which a Palestinian terrorist murdered two boys, aged eight and six, and a 20-year-old man, Elzaenen said the victims “will soon go to hell.”

In July 2022, Elzaenen, 33, posted on Facebook, “When things go awry for us, shoot the Jews, it fixes everything.”

In May 2011, Elzaenen wrote on Facebook, “My message to the Zionist Jews: We are going to take our land back, we love death for Allah’s sake the same way you love life. We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”

He has also used the hashtag stating: “#We Are All Hamas You Son of a Jewess” while calling the terrorists “heroes” and “martyrs,” The Telegraph noted, adding that Ahmed Qannan, another regular BBC Arabic freelance contributor, said after Palestinians murdered seven Israelis on Holocaust Memorial Day in January 2023, that those wounded in the attack would also die. He responded to a friend who railed, “We want to see some throats cut,” by saying, “Don’t give up on your ambition.”

The Telegraph has also reported that regular BBC Arabic contributor Ahmed Alagha was accused of calling Jews “devils.”

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) discovered the horrific social media posts. A CAMERA UK spokesman said: “The BBC misleadingly frames freelance journalists used by the Arabic service as mere ‘contributors’ so it won’t have to take responsibility for the hatred they regularly spew in social media. Providing live reporting from the Gaza Strip and other world locations, it is not their opinion that the BBC asks them to share with its audience but their eyewitness, based on their presence on the ground.”

In March 2024, BBC News CEO Deborah Turness was confronted in Parliament about an article by former BBC television director Danny Cohen that targeted the BBC for the anti-Israel bias of journalists working for the BBC Verify brand. The article appeared in The Telegraph; Turness dismissed it as “positioned in a hostile media outlet.” She also stated that the BBC was “transparent in our account and in our journalism.”

In March, British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged “wholesale reform” of BBC Arabic, writing to Tim Davie, the BBC’s director-general, “BBC Arabic is intended to provide high-quality, trusted news for the ­hundreds of millions of people who speak Arabic. It should uphold the highest standards of public-service broadcasting. Instead, it seems that the World Service may be fomenting ­extremism and misleading audiences – while funded by the taxpayer and ­licence fees. This is simply unacceptable and must stop.”

In mid-March, the BBC once again displayed its inveterate hostility toward Israel, as a producer for the network contacted the Israeli Embassy in London and asked if it could supply “an Israeli military voice” who would “be critical of” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military offensive against Hamas.

Orly Goldschmidt, the spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy, published the message requesting the anti-Netanyahu guest. It read:

Hi, (redacted) this is (redacted) from Newshour on the World Service. Our presenter (redacted) would like to interview a (sic) an Israeli military voice (can be former) about the latest ground offensive in Gaza. We want someone who is going to be critical of Netanyahu and the ground offense (concern about remaining hostages, stretching the IDF capacity, destruction of Gaza or any other reason). Do you think you could help with this? Thank you. 

The message ended with a praying hands emoji.

 

In August 2024, the BBC rejected a call for a formal investigation into its alleged antisemitic reporting from more than 200 staffers, most of whom were Jewish, that included contractors, suppliers, and contributors.

But BBC Chairman Samir Shah dismissed the call for a formal investigation, responding that the BBC was “successful” in creating an “inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds feel welcome, safe and supported. … I am satisfied, however, that where we have made errors, the executive has acted appropriately and handled matters in accordance to the guidance as they apply to my colleagues. Following your correspondence, I have asked the executive to review the papers you sent and to see if there’s anything included that has not been previously considered.”

In November 2023, the BBC, which had presented an editorial slant against Israel for years, was forced to apologize for falsely accusing the Israel Defense Forces of committing war crimes in its attack on a Hamas command node at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

RELATED: BBC Shows Anti-Israel Bias Again, Wants Any Anti-Bibi Speaker To Rip Gaza War For Any Reason

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A freelance journalist who reports frequently about Israel and Gaza on the BBC’s Arabic channel has issued monstrously murderous antisemitic posts on social media, including, “We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”

“Samer Elzaenen has appeared on BBC Arabic more than a dozen times since the conflict erupted following the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel,” The Telegraph reported. “The Palestinian journalist has also repeatedly described the Hamas terrorists who carried out the October 7 attacks as ‘resistance fighters,’ including those who targeted young music fans at the Nova festival.”

After the February 2023 attack in which a Palestinian terrorist murdered two boys, aged eight and six, and a 20-year-old man, Elzaenen said the victims “will soon go to hell.”

In July 2022, Elzaenen, 33, posted on Facebook, “When things go awry for us, shoot the Jews, it fixes everything.”

In May 2011, Elzaenen wrote on Facebook, “My message to the Zionist Jews: We are going to take our land back, we love death for Allah’s sake the same way you love life. We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”

He has also used the hashtag stating: “#We Are All Hamas You Son of a Jewess” while calling the terrorists “heroes” and “martyrs,” The Telegraph noted, adding that Ahmed Qannan, another regular BBC Arabic freelance contributor, said after Palestinians murdered seven Israelis on Holocaust Memorial Day in January 2023, that those wounded in the attack would also die. He responded to a friend who railed, “We want to see some throats cut,” by saying, “Don’t give up on your ambition.”

The Telegraph has also reported that regular BBC Arabic contributor Ahmed Alagha was accused of calling Jews “devils.”

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) discovered the horrific social media posts. A CAMERA UK spokesman said: “The BBC misleadingly frames freelance journalists used by the Arabic service as mere ‘contributors’ so it won’t have to take responsibility for the hatred they regularly spew in social media. Providing live reporting from the Gaza Strip and other world locations, it is not their opinion that the BBC asks them to share with its audience but their eyewitness, based on their presence on the ground.”

In March 2024, BBC News CEO Deborah Turness was confronted in Parliament about an article by former BBC television director Danny Cohen that targeted the BBC for the anti-Israel bias of journalists working for the BBC Verify brand. The article appeared in The Telegraph; Turness dismissed it as “positioned in a hostile media outlet.” She also stated that the BBC was “transparent in our account and in our journalism.”

In March, British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged “wholesale reform” of BBC Arabic, writing to Tim Davie, the BBC’s director-general, “BBC Arabic is intended to provide high-quality, trusted news for the ­hundreds of millions of people who speak Arabic. It should uphold the highest standards of public-service broadcasting. Instead, it seems that the World Service may be fomenting ­extremism and misleading audiences – while funded by the taxpayer and ­licence fees. This is simply unacceptable and must stop.”

In mid-March, the BBC once again displayed its inveterate hostility toward Israel, as a producer for the network contacted the Israeli Embassy in London and asked if it could supply “an Israeli military voice” who would “be critical of” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military offensive against Hamas.

Orly Goldschmidt, the spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy, published the message requesting the anti-Netanyahu guest. It read:

Hi, (redacted) this is (redacted) from Newshour on the World Service. Our presenter (redacted) would like to interview a (sic) an Israeli military voice (can be former) about the latest ground offensive in Gaza. We want someone who is going to be critical of Netanyahu and the ground offense (concern about remaining hostages, stretching the IDF capacity, destruction of Gaza or any other reason). Do you think you could help with this? Thank you. 

The message ended with a praying hands emoji.

 

In August 2024, the BBC rejected a call for a formal investigation into its alleged antisemitic reporting from more than 200 staffers, most of whom were Jewish, that included contractors, suppliers, and contributors.

But BBC Chairman Samir Shah dismissed the call for a formal investigation, responding that the BBC was “successful” in creating an “inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds feel welcome, safe and supported. … I am satisfied, however, that where we have made errors, the executive has acted appropriately and handled matters in accordance to the guidance as they apply to my colleagues. Following your correspondence, I have asked the executive to review the papers you sent and to see if there’s anything included that has not been previously considered.”

In November 2023, the BBC, which had presented an editorial slant against Israel for years, was forced to apologize for falsely accusing the Israel Defense Forces of committing war crimes in its attack on a Hamas command node at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

RELATED: BBC Shows Anti-Israel Bias Again, Wants Any Anti-Bibi Speaker To Rip Gaza War For Any Reason

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