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.

  • davepleasebehave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    so is there any real reason to worry about wether Hamas is a terror organisation?

    Was the ANC a terror organisation?

    Was the IRA a terror organisation?

    Was the American revolution a terror organisation?

    perhaps the label has no meaning.

    Let’s condemn killings if civilians. let’s also be realistic about the situation. the people of Gaza have no choice about who is occupying them.