American TV show Jeopardy says Bethlehem is in Israel, not Palestine

Jeopardy, America’s family favourite trivia gameshow, has stirred up anger over the Israel-Palestine conflict after locating the city of Bethlehem on the wrong side of the disputed border between the two territories.

The programme has aired more than 8,000 episodes and identifies itself as “America’s favourite quiz show” – but was criticised for incorrectly locating the city following a question about Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the West Bank.

In an episode aired on 10 January contestant Katie Needle answered that the holy site was located in Palestine but was told this was incorrect by host Alex Trebek, and docked $200 in keeping with the rules of the show.