Stop the televised hate on ‘Al-Hiwar’
For several years, observers of the Arabic-language channel Al-Hiwar TV , based in the United Kingdom, have tracked its output with growing alarm, even as the British broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, has thrown up its hands…
Assessment
A coordinated media investigation has exposed Al-Hiwar TV, a UK-based Arabic channel, as a platform for convicted terrorists and Hamas supporters, yet the British regulator Ofcom has failed to act. The stakes involve whether the UK will enforce its own broadcasting standards against extremism or allow a legal loophole to protect hate speech. Watch for Ofcom's response to the mounting public and press pressure.