BBC Arabic “synonymous with toxic hostility against Israel and, at times, anti-Jewish racism”

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Kemi Badenoch has called for “wholesale reform” of the BBC Arabic channel after a report accused it of “appalling antisemitism and anti-Israel bias”.

The Conservative leader wrote to Tim Davie, the director-general, to set out concerns about the World Service channel on Friday, weeks after warning that her party will withdraw its support for the licence fee if the BBC fails to tackle her concerns about bias….

Badenoch’s letter came after a ­report from the media watchdog the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (Camera), which accused the channel of “anti-Israel bias, toxic antisemitism and the promotion of Hamas propaganda”.

The 33-page report covers claims spanning four years, including providing a “platform to terrorists”, presenting apologists as independent “experts” and ­allowing extreme views to go ­unchallenged in interviews. It also ­accused BBC Arabic of echoing Hamas language.

In her letter, the leader of the opposition accused the BBC of losing its grip on the World Service channel.

“A public-service broadcaster ­appears to have become a regular platform for race-hate, extremism and the endorsement of terror,” Badenoch said. “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.”

Badenoch repeated her threat, made after the documentary was shown, that the Conservative Party would withdraw its support for the licence fee “without real action” from BBC bosses.