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« Last post by SVPete on January 28, 2026, 11:10:33 AM »BBC apologises after Holocaust Memorial Day report omits Jews
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/media/article/bbc-breakfast-holocaust-memorial-day-7gr0dqrt8
Some antisemitism is violent against Jews; some "merely" ignores and obscures that violence.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/media/article/bbc-breakfast-holocaust-memorial-day-7gr0dqrt8
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The BBC apologised on Tuesday night after introducing coverage of Holocaust Memorial Day without referring to the murder of Jews, with the omission described as “hurtful, disrespectful and wrong”.
Jon Kay introduced the report on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, saying Holocaust Memorial Day was “for remembering the six million people murdered by the Nazi regime over 80 years ago”.
The Campaign for Media Standards highlighted similar introductions by some of the BBC’s highest-profile presenters including Matthew Amroliwala and Martine Croxall, and accused the broadcaster of having “used the same script all day”.
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Lord Pickles, who was the special envoy for post-Holocaust issues from 2015 until last year, said the failure to highlight Jewish victims in the introductions was “an unambiguous example of Holocaust distortion, which is a form of denial”. “This kind of obfuscation was common during the Soviet control of parts of Europe,” said Pickles, who is now co-chairman of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation. “For the BBC to use it today is shocking. They should be fighting antisemitism, not aiding it.”
Some antisemitism is violent against Jews; some "merely" ignores and obscures that violence.
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