It notes that, ``the failure to convey adequately the disparity in the Israeli and Palestinian experience, (reflects) the fact that one side is in control and the other lives under occupation''. Writing in the Financial Times, Philip Stephens, one of the panellists, later accused the BBC's director-general, Mark Thompson, of misrepresenting the panel's conclusions. He further opined ``My sense is that BBC news reporting has also lost a once iron-clad commitment to objectivity and a necessary respect for the democratic process.
Philip Stephens
Mark Thompson