BBC Arabic defended as lone voice in region for giving ‘Israeli perspective’

Exclusive: World Service director Fiona Crack says platform pursues stories ignored by the Gulf’s state-owned media A senior BBC executive has defended BBC Arabic as a lone voice in the region covering the “Israeli perspective”, as she warned its critics that it pursued stories ignored by the Gulf’s state-owned media. The corporation’s Arabic service has come under sustained criticism in recent years, for its selection of coverage and for featuring some guests that had expressed antisemitic view