Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike

Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike

David Cameron has urged the BBC to describe Hamas as a terrorist organisation, reviving an accusation that the corporation shies away from a valid description of the Islamist group that is holding Israeli hostages.

The UK foreign secretary told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the organisation should reconsider its guidelines in light of a video released by Hamas showing the British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, who the group said had died in Gaza.

Hamas released a statement on Saturday saying the 51-year-old had died after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike a month ago. The video showed him with a black eye.

  • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
    3412·
    6 months ago

    Wikipedia first lines summarizes the 7th of October quite well:

    Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

    Hamas still haven’t released the civilian hostages. Hamas hides among civilians. The list goes on and on.

    The only sad part is that the Palestinian people once voted for a terrorist organisation to represent them.

    People can call Hamas for “Freedom Fighters” all they want but it doesn’t erase the fact:

    Hamas is a terrorist organisation.

    • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      111·
      6 months ago

      And there’s the problem. Why should Hamas be called a terrorist and not the Israel government?

      This is why news organisations avoid the word. It clearly picks a side.

      • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
        38·
        6 months ago

        Why Hamas should be called a terrorist organisation?

        Because they have been committing acts of terrorism.

        Whether other organisations has committed or has not commited terrorist acts is irrelevant in this context and does in no way cancel out the horrible things Hamas has been doing.