Protestors Gather Outside BBC Over Its Refusal to Call Hamas a Terrorist Group
variety.comK.J. Yossman Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the BBC‘s London headquarters on Monday evening to protest the broadcaster’s coverage of the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel last week.
The BBC has found itself mired in controversy after refusing to describe Palestinian group Hamas, who organized the butchering and abduction of almost 2,000 citizens, including grandmothers and children, on Oct.
7, as terrorists. They have instead referred to them as “militants.” Hamas has officially been designated a proscribed terrorist organization by the U.K.
government since 2021. On Monday evening protestors, many of them carrying Israel flags, gathered outside New Broadcasting House chanting “Shame on you,” “justice” and “Hamas are terrorists” at the corporation.
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