ABC rejects claims of antisemitic bias ahead of fronting royal commission

The ABC and SBS will on Thursday appear before the royal commission. (AAP: Danny Casey)

The ABC has rejected "claims that its journalism has contributed to antisemitism or social division".

ABC and SBS will face questioning over complaints of bias and antisemitism when they appear at the royal commission on Thursday.

The public broadcasters' editorial policies and complaints procedures will be under scrutiny.

The ABC has rejected "claims that its journalism has contributed to antisemitism or social division" ahead of appearances by ABC and SBS executives at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on Thursday.

The public broadcasters are expected to be probed on allegations of bias in their reporting of events related to the Middle East.

Ahead of proceedings, the ABC issued a statement that said its "reporting has been evidence-based, fair, impartial and consistent with its Charter obligations".

The ABC's editorial director Gavin Fang and ombudsman Fiona Cameron will front the commission on Thursday morning.

They will be followed by SBS's director of Audio and Language Content David Thanh Man Tue Hua, director of News and Current Affairs Amanda Wicks and ombudsman Amy Stockwell.

Gavin Fang will represent the ABC at the commission on Thursday. (ABC News: Tobias Hunt)

The commission's current hearing block, being held in Sydney, is focusing on antisemitism and hate speech in the online environment and in traditional media and broadcasting.

In opening remarks last week, counsel assisting Richard Lancaster SC noted the ABC and SBS "occupy a particularly important, trusted position in the Australian media landscape".

Mr Lancaster said the organisations' "statutes, charters and policies commit them to high standards of accuracy, impartiality and balance".

He said the broadcasters would be asked about their policies and management of "allegations of antisemitism and the effectiveness of those measures".

"This will involve asking if there is any demonstrable antisemitic bias in the reporting of journalists or in the editorial policy in those media organisations."

Mr Lancaster told the commission that some of the submissions it received were "highly critical" of the coverage of the Middle East conflict by the ABC and SBS.

Submissions to the commission through its website have not yet been published, but a number of commission witnesses have been critical of the ABC in their testimony.

Amanda Wicks will be among three representatives from the SBS at the royal commission. (ABC News)

Speaking of her lived experience of antisemitism,