BBC coverage of Israel

I wonder if the BBC care that Israel is under rocket attack every day, their news website would indicate not. If you search for "Israel" on their news website the top 3 returns from BBC Audio and Video are:

"Israel launches attack on Gaza

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has reportedly killed nine Palestinians.
16 Apr 2008"


"Israel's Gaza policy criticised

The UN has criticised Israel's policy of trying to isolate Hamas by restricting food and fuel supplies in Gaza.
15 Apr 2008"


"Israel's Gaza policy criticised

The UN has criticised Israel's policy of trying to isolate Hamas by restricting food and fuel supplies in Gaza.
15 Apr 2008"

Maybe things are more balanced if one looks at more items:

Maybe not... The next three are:

"Israel's African migrant woes

Israel's government is struggling to cope with an influx of migrants, who have entered the country illegally.
14/04/2008"


"Israel restricts Gaza fuel

Israeli authorities have launched air strikes in Gaza after a rocket attack killed Israeli civilians on Wednesday.
11/04/2008"


and bizarrely "Current Affairs highlights

On Panorama, Robert Hall reports from inside Haut de la Garenne as Jersey's children's homes begin to give up their secrets. Gerry Northam investigates how girls, as young as 12, are being groomed for prostitution by gangs on the streets of Britain.
08/04/2008"

How about the next three results?

"US in new Mid-East peace bid

Condoleezza Rice has begun a visit to Israel to try to add fresh impetus to the Middle East peace process.
29/03/2008"


"Cooking in the Danger Zone: Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Food writer Stefan Gates travels to Israel and the West Bank he discovers that the conflict between Jews and Arabs is rooted in land but expressed in food - and often the lack of it.
28/03/2008"


"Mambo creator 'Cachao' dies

Cuban-born jazz musician Israel Cachao Lopez, credited with inventing the mambo, has died aged 89.
23/03/2008"

It is not until result 10 that one gets a positive piece about Israel, although in BBC eyes I think that US support for Israel is definitely a negative...

"US support for Israel security

US Vice-President Dick Cheney addressed the issue of security as he began talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
22/03/2008"

Results 11 & 12 are:

"Medical tourism in Israel

Israel is the latest country advertising its healthcare services to 'medical tourists' who don't want to wait for treatment.
14/03/2008"


"Abbas hits out at Israel

Palestinian president accuses Israel of waging a campaign of 'ethnic cleansing' in East Jerusalem.
14/03/2008"

The fist mention of attacks on Israel in on page 2.


The BBC, we love Hamas and Fatah, hate that "shitty little country" Israel though.