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More than 400 stars and media figures have called on the BBC management for the removal of a board member over “opaque decisions made at senior levels” on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Anadolu reports. Miriam Margolyes, Alexei Sayle, and Juliet Stevenson are among hundreds of actors, writers and media figures who signed a letter on Wednesday to BBC management calling for the removal of Robbie Gibb over claims of conflict of interest regarding the Middle East. The signatories also include 111 BBC journalists who express “concerns over opaque editorial decisions and censorship at the BBC on the reporting of Israel/Palestine.” Pointing out the documentary, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which the BBC commissioned first but then shelved as it said it “risked […]
