Â鶹Éç News, Interview with Naftali Bennett, Â鶹Éç News Channel, 4th July 2023.

Summary of complaint

We received comments and complaints concerning an interview with the former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about recent events in the West Bank and Israel. The complaints raised relate to specific interview questions about the deaths of young people in the Jenin refugee camp.


Our response

Across the Â鶹Éç’s platforms – including the Â鶹Éç News channel – these events have been covered in an impartial and robust way. The United Nations raised the issue of the impact of the operation in Jenin on children and young people. While this was a legitimate subject to examine in the interview, we apologise that the language used in this line of questioning was not phrased well and was inappropriate.Â