Khalid Abdalla

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1,000+ programme-makers condemn censorship and racism after BBC pulls Gaza documentary
February 26, 2025April 30, 2026

Gary Lineker, Brian Cox, Sangita Myska, Nish Kumar, Khalid Abdalla, Anita Rani, and Miriam Margolyes have joined over 1,000 film, TV, and media workers in condemning censorship and racism after the BBC pulled a documentary about children’s lives in Gaza.

The media professionals, including sixteen BBC staff, sent a letter to the broadcaster’s director-general Tim Davie, chair of the board Samir Shah, chief content officer Charlotte Moore, and head of news and current affairs Deborah Turness on Wednesday. The letter condemned a “racist” and “dehumanising” campaign targeting the film Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone, which the BBC removed from its iPlayer streaming service after pressure from supporters of Israel.

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All | Artists' boycott | Israel's violence against Palestinians

Genocide, With The United Kingdom’s Blessing
October 30, 2024April 30, 2026

Khalid Abdalla Calls On The Government To End Its Complicity.

As Israel systematically eradicates the last remnants of healthcare in Gaza, human rights defenders have screened a film on the walls of St Thomas’s Hospital, London. Actor Khalid Abdalla speaks the words of surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who will never be able to unsee the horror that has been inflicted on Palestinians.

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