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European Jewish News · Sep 2, 2026

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UK: The BBC has admitted that its US special correspondent Katty Kay broke impartiality rules after referring to “the genocide that is being committed” in Gaza as fact. Kay made the comment last month during a podcast owned by former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Following a complaint, the BBC accepted that the remark “did not meet our editorial standards”, which its journalists are expected to follow even when appearing on non-BBC programmes. The broadcaster said Kay had meant to attribute the characterisation of events in Gaza as genocide to “certain Democrats”, but “failed to do so clearly”. Join EJN:

UK: The BBC has admitted that its US special correspondent Katty Kay broke impartiality rules after referring to “the genocide that is being committed” in Gaza as fact. Kay made the comment last month during a podcast owned by former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Following a complaint, the BBC accepted that the remark “did not meet our editorial standards”, which its journalists are expected to follow even when appearing on non-BBC programmes. The broadcaster said Kay had meant to attribute the characterisation of events in Gaza as genocide to “certain Democrats”, but “failed to do so clearly”. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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