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Charlie:
The BBC refuse to label Hamas as terrorists.  Any body who thinks that is not on the same planet as myself.

Jimbo:
The BBC should not label any organisation anything. It's not its job.

There have been countless people on radio and TV saying that Hamas is a terrorist organisation. There have also been some saying that bombing a densely-packed region with a population of two million, half of whom are children, constitutes a war crime. Cutting off water, food and fuel is a breach of the Geneva Convention, and that's a fact, not a label or an opinion.

My view is that this is ghastly nightmare of human suffering perpetrated by two sides both of whom are terrorists.

Lesley:
Maybe BBC News however if you listened to Jeremey Vine on Radio 2 today then you could say otherwise regarding the overall coverage of BBC. Personally having repp'ed there in mid 80's I also have my own ideas as a single woman being stripped searched at the airport etc etc.....

Tredegar Boy:

--- Quote from: Charlie on October 12, 2023, 12:28:54 PM ---The BBC refuse to label Hamas terrorists after its attacks on Israel is a disgrace.
It’s time that this useless government sorted them out.

--- End quote ---

Same old, same old Charlie. Apparently the BBC report the news as it is and leave the listener/reader/watcher to decide if they're terrorists or not. Okay I'll go along with that but what about consistency? When it suits, BBC presenters are more than happy to spout their view which clearly bends one way or t'other and leaving us in no doubt whose side their on or what view they have. 

Jimbo:
Sometimes as a reporter it's hard to remain dispassionate. I spent many weeks in Tel Aviv working on a film, living with the Israeli director, and went to Gaza. There, alongside a beautiful Mediterranean beach, were people living in densely-packed tiny shacks made of cardboard. The contrast between that and the high-rise buildings of Tel Aviv certainly made an impression upon me. I am glad I'm not having to report from the houses where babies were massacred or a music festival where young people were gunned down. But we react to that because it's horribly personal, and it's dangerous to think that raining bombs on a city is somehow different. Surely we can and should condemn evil atrocities whomsoever commits them?

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