When will it be time for the BBC news to take down the 'war on gaza' tab?

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The peace fire seems on the whole to be holding and therefore there is limited news from this region so why don't the BBC pull any articles on the middle east into the main site of at least into a middle East section?

There are many conflicts around the world that (Sudan, Somalia etc) that deserve attention yet still the BBC have a whole section up for war ended by a ceasefire? It has been shown there was bias within the BBC which is currently suffering a lot of aspirational damage so surely it could help itself by having equal coverage of conflicts around the world apart from focussing one that involves Israelis and Jews? Anti semitism has been well documented in this country and I think one way to reduce e it is to look at areas where there is an over focus on one particular conflict showing an anti Israel agenda.

The Guardian have stopped their exclusive sub heading so why can't the BBC follow?

Noone said anything about not reporting. Its about elevating it over other news.

Main story on Reuters, Ukraine and Russia, main story on CNN, Ukraine and Russia, main story on the BBC, Ukraine and Russia. The conflict in Gaza on the BBC is under another tab. It is not being elevated over other news stories.

Yes, that's the point. It has its own tab on the bbc (screenshot below). On a par with Russia/Ukraine which is a vastly more consequential war at the moment.

There is no ceasefire, it is on the continent of Europe, Russia threatens all of Europe, it impacts European energy supplies and therefore the world economy, and the way Trump is managing the negotiations threatens to upend the entire world order since the close of the second world war. And we have spent vastly more in economic support to Ukraine.

I've never suggested that the Gaza war shouldn't be reported in the news.

But there's limited new things to report on since the ceasefire so I agree with the OP that maybe it's time for the BBC to consider losing the tab they devote to the "Israel-Gaza war."

The Guardian's subheading is Middle East which enables them to put news stories together from the whole of the region regarding things that are both war related and non war related.

Why should it still not have its own tab? The violence hasn’t stopped, and thus it gets reported on.

On that basis all the ongoing conflicts in the world should have a separate tab. The Global Peace index apparently says there are ongoing conflicts currently in 35 countries. What's so special about Israel-Gaza?

I don’t man the BBC website, so I’m not qualified to answer your question.

And I should imagine that you are not either.

Maybe they could put another one next to it about Israel’s illegal attacks on Lebanon that seem to be ignored completely.

I mentioned that earlier, but was told that I was historically inaccurate. Oh dear.

Does it say 'War ON Gaza'?
Or 'War IN Gaza' or 'Gaza War' or something more neutral like that?

This is not a technical question. This is an editorial question about an understanding of the significance of different news stories. I am absolutely qualified to make that judgement.

You can see what it says. I screenshotted it. The title is not the issue.

Yes, great idea.

If you say so.

What troubles me is the lack of knowledge, or frankly interest, about the atrocities in Sudan and the Congo. And Myanmar. And the Uighur. The ongoing suffering of millions of women and children in those places stays largely unreported. I would like the BBC and other news channels to shine more light on those conflicts, not just Gaza.

Can't see screenshot on my phone. And can’t see tabs on BBC app.

Then take it up with the BBC, rather than posting it on MN.

And this is partly why the layout of news websites is important. It reflects a hierarchy that says this particular conflict is more important than others.

Why? Why should I not contribute my view to a thread about this issue? Isn’t that the whole point of having threads?

The conflict in Gaza has had and continues to have huge ramifications for us all. The International system built post WWs which maintains order has been undermined, international law has been repeatedly breached and undermined

The Un has been deliberately undermined.
the ICJ has been undermined and it’s judges sanctioned .

It says Israel - Gaza war. Hardly bias.

Thank you.

The world is a violent place but we expect our national broadcaster to be impartial and prioritise immediate events as far as possible. After the cease fire there is relatively little news on a daily basis from Gaza so having a sub section of the main news site just tempts journalists to fill the space....the question is is this necessary and if so why?

Are there those in the BBC who want the sub section up there to placate pro pals who wish there to be a digital reminder of this war so to whip up support for the Palestinian 'cause'?

Very little news? Israel bombed Lebanon the other day. It has taken land off Lebanon and Syria in recent days. I wouldn’t say that is very little news.