Broadcaster defends Radio 4 presenter’s ‘legitimate’ questions to David Mencer who claimed she was parroting ‘terrorist organisations’
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The BBC has defended Mishal Husain, a presenter on its Radio 4 Today programme, after she was accused by an Israeli government spokesperson live on air of “blindly repeating what terrorist organisations … feed you”.
In a tetchy interview on Monday’s programme, David Mencer, said Husain warranted the “pro-Palestinian reporter of the year award”.
Continue reading…Broadcaster defends Radio 4 presenter’s ‘legitimate’ questions to David Mencer who claimed she was parroting ‘terrorist organisations’• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe BBC has defended Mishal Husain, a presenter on its Radio 4 Today programme, after she was accused by an Israeli government spokesperson live on air of “blindly repeating what terrorist organisations … feed you”.In a tetchy interview on Monday’s programme, David Mencer, said Husain warranted the “pro-Palestinian reporter of the year award”. Continue reading…