A BBC report received backlash for claiming that Jews are still living amongst a diverse population in Damascus, Syria, despite there being only four Jews left in the country. The Jewish Virtual Library noted that as of 2022, only a tiny number of Jews remain in Syria. The decline in the Jewish population can be attributed to various factors, including restrictions on Jewish immigration and the violence faced by Jews in the past. The report also mentioned the controversial sheltering of Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner by the Syrian regime.