BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen's recently leaked e-mail caused much disquiet over his slanted analysis and predictions for the year ahead in Israel and the Mideast. Right on cue, Bowen broadcast a report on the 19 January Radio 4 Today Programme. (Click on the graphic to listen - you will need RealPlayer, which is downloadable for free here.)

Bowen reports from Israel and the Palestinian territories, questioning whether a two-state solution is still a realistic prospect. Failing to acknowledge Israeli security concerns, Palestinian suicide bombers or the current intra-Palestinian violence and chaos, Bowen discusses restrictions on Palestinian movement and the security barrier near Bethlehem, as well as "illegal" Israeli settlement in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank.

While making generalisations about Israeli opinion, Bowen interviews a Palestinian taxi driver in Bethlehem, a Palestinian woman in eastern Jerusalem and a Bethlehem resident who runs a project monitoring occupation. Even an Israeli voice is that of a human rights lawyer accusing Israel of employing an "apartheid" system. This, a standard BBC trick of claiming "balance" by including Israelis who are in no way representative of Israeli public opinion.

In fact, out of a report totalling 6 minutes 9 seconds, an official Israeli response from Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev only lasts some 17 seconds to rebut the allegations of the human rights lawyer. The BBC evidently likes nothing better than Israelis contradicting Israelis while promoting a single Palestinian message.

Is this Jeremy Bowen's idea of a balanced report? If you think it isn't, then send your considered comments to BBC Complaints and question the role of Bowen as the BBC's Mideast Editor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints.

WIN A FREE TRIP TO SEE ISRAEL V ENGLAND!

David Beckham may not be gracing an Israeli football pitch anytime soon but there are 11 more days left for you to enter our FREE prize draw to win flights and match tickets for two people to see the eagerly awaited Israel v England Euro 2008 football qualifier in Tel Aviv. If this wasn't enough, the prize also INCLUDES two nights at the luxurious Daniel Hotel in Herzliya PLUS transfers to and from the big game! All you have to do to is refer 5 friends or family to HonestReporting UK to enter the draw. If you have already entered, make sure to remind those 5 friends or family to sign up for HR UK and to enter themselves so that you and they have a chance to win this fantastic free prize!