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.

    • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Ofcom is a “government approved regulator” as opposed to the “government regulating approval.“ There is a difference. It’s a .org not .gov domain.

      • MurvelEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        They regulate the BBC that’s all you need to focus on.

        • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          Ofcom regulates EVERY television broadcaster, every radio broadcaster, all the phone providers, all the broadband providers, the postal providers and the wireless providers in the UK. That’s a lot more companies than just the BBC. That is what I’ll be focusing on; rather than your suggestion. Thanks all the same.

          • MurvelEnglish
            13·
            1 month ago

            Yeah, so the BBC is government regulated…

            • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              1 month ago

              Wow. Believe whatever you want - don’t let facts get in the way of your opinions. You are so colossally misunderstanding what the phrase “government approved regulator” means. Thanks for the laugh.

              • MurvelEnglish
                11·
                1 month ago

                They’re regulated, you for some reason don’t belevie they are, that’s it, not sure what else to add.

                • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  3·
                  1 month ago

                  I’m not questioning that they’re regulated and never have - you absolute ham sandwich. I’m correcting you in your mistaken belief that the regulator is the government. Ofcom is not the government - regardless of what you want to believe. It doesn’t matter how loud you shout - you’re wrong when you say the BBC is regulated by the government. It is regulated by Ofcom. Please do some research.