Dr Renee Hoenderkamp has launched a scathing attack on the BBC over its Gaza documentary controversy, calling the broadcaster “a propaganda spreader for Hamas.”
Speaking to GB News, Dr Hoenderkamp condemned the BBC’s handling of the documentary, which featured a narrator later revealed to be the son of a Hamas minister.
The BBC has removed its Gaza documentary from iPlayer while conducting “further due diligence” following revelations about its young narrator’s family connections to Hamas.
The programme, titled “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone,” aired on BBC Two and featured 13-year-old Abdullah Al-Yazouri describing life during the conflict.
Dr Renee Hoenderkamp fumed at the broadcaster
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Speaking to GB News, commentator Dr Renee Hoenderkamp said: “If anybody was ever in any doubt that the BBC is a propaganda spreader for Hamas, then this documentary itself demonstrates that the narrator is allegedly the son of one of the Hamas ministers.
“There were actors that were well known in some of the footage that they showed, and the fact that they’ve now taken it down says that they know, too, that it’s wrong.
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“I mean, it’s an absolute disgrace. We’ve got the most shocking scenes of Hamas yesterday parading the coffins of babies whilst people cheered and shouted and they wore masks.
“We’ve got the BBC playing this propaganda on their behalf, and we’ll have more marches in London supporting what goes on there. It’s a disgrace. And the BBC should lose their platform.”
The documentary aimed to portray the experiences of three children in Gaza during the war, with Abdullah Al-Yazouri serving as the main narrator.
Throughout the film, no information was provided about Abdullah’s connection to Hamas leadership.
The BBC later acknowledged that Abdullah’s father, Ayman Al-Yazouri, holds the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the Hamas-run government.
The broadcaster said it remained unclear whether the film crew was aware of the narrator’s family connections during production.
The documentary was intended to provide “a powerful child’s eye view of the devastating consequences of the war in Gaza,” according to the BBC’s statement.
The network maintained that the production team had retained “full editorial control of filming with Abdullah.”
The BBC have removed the documentary from iPlayer
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The BBC issued a statement explaining their decision to temporarily remove the documentary from their streaming service.
“Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone features important stories we think should be told, those of the experiences of children in Gaza,” the broadcaster said.
The statement continued: “There have been continuing questions raised about the programme and in the light of these, we are conducting further due diligence with the production company.”
The BBC emphasised that the programme would not be available on iPlayer during this review process.
