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BBC executive dismisses letter from Jewish staff highlighting systemic antisemitism
August 2, 2024

Over 200 BBC staff, contractors, suppliers, and contributors wrote to the board and Samir Shah, the BBC chairman, in July to demand “an urgent formal investigation” into what the letter described as “anti-Jewish racism” at the BBC, The Telegraph reported on Friday. The letter provided examples of inaccuracy and bias in the BBC’s coverage of the war in Gaza and provided testimony from Jewish employees.The signatories stated that “Jews don’t count” and declared that antisemitism is systematic at the BBC, according to The Telegraph. Shah dismissed the calls for an investigation, praised the BBC’s “inclusive” culture…READ MORE