BBC under fire over appeal
The BBC said it had received about 11,000 complaints from the public, including 1,000 phone calls, over its refusal to air an appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee, made up of charities including the British Red Cross and Oxfam. It says doing so could compromise BBC impartiality.
The BBC also questions whether aid can be delivered efficiently in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians say more than 1,300 people died during Israel’s 22-day offensive.
