Complaint
The programme included an item in which a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent recounted a conversation with a Jewish settler in the West Bank in which he asked whether the settler’s business activities might be regarded as “c´Ç±ô´Ç²Ô¾±²¹±ô¾±²õ³¾â€.  A listener objected to the use of a term which he said reflected an anti-Israel narrative, indicated bias against Israel on the part of the correspondent and, by implying that the settler’s presence was illegitimate, amounted to incitement to commit a terrorist act against him. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The correspondent’s question arose from the fact that the settler’s business incorporated Palestinian crafts, in a manner which some might consider to be cultural appropriation. The ECU saw no basis for regarding it as a reflection of the correspondent’s own view, and noted that he immediately set out the settler’s response: “No…Everyone benefits.  And life isn’t black and white, it’s grey, like the Jordan Valley before dawn.â€Â Accordingly the ECU found no departure from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s standards of impartiality (still less, incitement to terrorism).
Not upheld