BBC reporter Tim Wilcox sorry for suggesting Palestinians "suffer hugely at Jewish hands"
BBC reporter Tim Wilcox has apologised for suggesting Palestinians "suffer hugely at Jewish hands" during a live interview in Paris in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
BBC Reporter Tim Wilcox
Wilcox posted a tweet apologising for the comment made during, what he confessed was a “poorly phrased question”, in the midst of a live interview with the daughter of a holocaust survivor.
During the report where the interviewee said she feared for the safety of Jews in the country, Wilcox said: “Many critics of Israel's policy would suggest that the Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well, you understand everything is seen from different perspectives."
Willcox promptly apologised for the "poorly phrased question" adding that any offence caused was "entirely unintentional" in a tweet posted on Monday.
Really sorry for any offence caused by a poorly phrased question in a live interview in Paris yesterday - it was entirely unintentional
— Tim Willcox (@BBCTimWillcox) January 12, 2015
A BBC spokesperson told the Drum: “Tim Willcox has apologised for what he accepts was a poorly phrased question during an in-depth live interview with two friends, one Jewish and of Israeli birth, the other of Algerian Muslim heritage, where they discussed a wide range of issues affecting both the Muslim and Jewish communities in France. He had no intention of causing offence.”
The comment was made after a silent march made its way through the streets of Paris on Sunday in memory of the 17 people who died in the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
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