The Jeremy Bowen Rosh Hashonah complaint

The BBC have not replied to my previous complaints or issued me with a case number, so I have tried again.

Your Complaint

Type of complaint:

BBC Online

What is your complaint about:

BBC News Online

URL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19601920

Complaint category:

Bias

Contacted us before:

Yes

Reason for contacting us again:

Haven't received a response yet

Reference:

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Complaint title:

Choice of date for Twitter Q&A was discriminatory

Complaint description:

I have complained about this twice so far but have yet to receive a reply or even a case code. I am not going to let this drop, please have the decency to respond to my complaint. The BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, chose one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar to hold a Q&A on the Middle East. That disenfranchised all religious Jews and the vast majority of not particularly religious Jews. In response to my query re this choice of date Jeremy Bowen responded via Twitter that "the timing could be better" that he "did know it was Jewish New Year" but that it was ok because "it doesn't stop quite a few Jews using social media!". Jeremy Bowen's choice of day for this Q&A clearly discrminated against religious Jews, who would be unable to take part in the Q&A and thus created a biased debate. Surely an unbiased BBC Middle East Editor would take care to ensure that no interested parties would be unable to take part in the Q&A. Would Jeremy Bowen have held such a Q&A on a Friday during Ramadan? When considering this matter, do bear in mind that eremy Bowen's anti-Israel bias was confirmed by the Editorial Standards Committee of the BBC Trust who published a report into three complaints about him in April 2009. The Editorial Standards Committee upheld three complaints against Jeremy Bowen on grounds of accuracy and impartiality.

I will not let this one drop...