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  • BBC defends policy not to call Hamas 'terrorists' after criticism

    10/17/2023 7:48:35 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 17 replies
    BBC ^ | October 11, 2023 | Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn
    The BBC has defended its decision not to describe Hamas militants as "terrorists" in coverage of the recent attacks in Israel. UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the policy is "verging on disgraceful". A BBC spokesperson noted it was a long-standing position for its reporters not to use the term themselves unless attributing it to someone else. Veteran BBC foreign correspondent John Simpson said "calling someone a terrorist means you're taking sides". But Mr Shapps said the BBC needs to locate its "moral compass". "I actually think it is verging on disgraceful, this idea that there is some sort of...