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BBC deputy boss rejects calls for antisemitism inquiry after Jewish producer is paid £400,000 over claims colleagues called Zionists 'evil'

Lucie Kon, 57, received a £400,000 settlement from the BBC after alleging antisemitic harassment by colleagues who called Zionists "evil, like Hamas.
Lucie Kon, 57, received a £400,000 settlement from the BBC after alleging antisemitic harassment by colleagues who called Zionists "evil, like Hamas.

Lucie Kon, 57, the Oscar-winning BBC Storyville documentary producer, received £400,000 to resolve her legal claim after colleagues allegedly described Zionists as "evil" and excluded her from overseeing a documentary about the Nova music festival massacre on the grounds that she was "too partial" as a Jew.

Kon warns Jewish colleagues are still suffering: 'I know Jews at the BBC who are being investigated for being Zionists.'

Deputy director general Rhodri Talfan Davies told Jewish staff he does not believe there is 'institutional discrimination of any sort' at the BBC.

The Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies are now demanding an independent inquiry, backed by Labour and Conservative MPs.

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