Just when you think that the BBC can’t sink any lower, it finds a way.
“BBC airs Nova massacre film after insisting references to Hamas as terrorists removed,” Times of Israel, September 27, 2024:
“We Will Dance Again,” a full-length documentary film about the Hamas massacre of over 360 people at the Supernova music festival during the terror group’s October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel last year, aired on Britain’s BBC2 on Thursday evening, though only after filmmakers agreed not to refer to Hamas as terrorists.
“It was a price I was willing to pay so that the British public will be able to see these atrocities and decide if this is a terrorist organization or not,” said Yariv Mozer, who directed the film, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The UK public broadcaster was broadly criticized in the wake of the cross-border onslaught last year for its refusal to describe Hamas as terrorists, even though the group’s military wing is proscribed by the United Kingdom as such, and even after the widespread documentation of its systematic targeting of civilians that day.
“Terrorism is a loaded word, which people use about an outfit they disapprove of morally. It’s simply not the BBC’s job to tell people who to support and who to condemn — who are the good guys and who are the bad guys,” BBC world editor John Simpson said in a column explaining the network’s position a few days after Hamas attacked.
“No one can possibly defend the murder of civilians, especially children and even babies — nor attacks on innocent, peace-loving people who are attending a music festival,” Simpson added.
“We Will Dance Again,” which runs 91 minutes and has also been shown across the world at special screenings and film festivals in recent weeks, delves into festival-goers’ experience during the all-night rave before it was attacked in the morning, and then documents the assault itself and relates the survivors’ efforts to piece together their lives in the aftermath….
somehistory says
If the word “terrorist” is so subjective, perhaps he should say the same for “journalist,’ and “reporter.”
Thankfully, showing what hamas and its helpers did, says it all. It’s worth more than a thousand words; even leaving off ‘terrorist.’
Bexarkat says
We should remember that now, unlike just a decade ago, the United Kingdom has become a feckless and cowardly nation beginning with its elected officials all the way down to its ordained “royalty.” The sun has set on the British Empire and as well, the sun has set on freedom of speech and good judgment. We should mourn them, not scorn them.
gravenimage says
BBC airs proof Hamas is a terrorist group only after insisting that all references to it as terrorist be removed
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Leftist “logic”…
John Forbes says
Not at all suprising given that Both houses of Westmister are full of Islam supporters! Also taking into account that for 5 decades these houses steadfastly refused to even acknowledge that the Muslim Men in groups were and are raping mainly white but not all British Schoolgirls! Even when Lord Pearson mentioned this in the house of Lords he was howled down! Even after the LORD AHMAD stated we weill have to look at HE was caught abusing children and still nothing was done! Amazing determination to NOT protect your children!!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Why did they even bother doing that? Instead, they could have done a biographic dedication series to Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, Ayatollah Khamenei, Khaled Mashal and a few others
jerry glenn says
BBC surges in the international Islamopandering derby.
James Lincoln says
Question for the BBC:
If Hamas is NOT a terrorist group, then WHAT is a terrorist group?
GE says
Meanwhile, Turkey got Netflix to cave on showing Farmagusta, about the invasion of Cyprus. You can only see it in Greece.
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/film/turkey-stops-plan-to-internationally-stream-tv-series-famagusta-on-netflix/#:~:text=After%20Turkish%20officials%20criticised%20Netflix,20%20but%20only%20in%20Greece.
GE says
Meanwhile, Turkey got Netflix to cave on showing Farmagusta, about the invasion of Cyprus. You can only see it in Greece.
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/film/turkey-stops-plan-to-internationally-stream-tv-series-famagusta-on-netflix/#:~:text=After%20Turkish%20officials%20criticised%20Netflix,20%20but%20only%20in%20Greece.
Stephen says
You have to understand “the media” essentially it’s a marketing exarsise, under full “product” competition and they will say, “whatever they need to, to get your attention” (view as well as print) and get you to believe their garbage.
Shout out, “It’s in the headline”, listen to me, listen to me, I’m telling the truth, I’m telling the truth …..
That’s how they keep you as a customer “by having compatible and beliveable dross …
If the BBC had put “the bad word terrorist in their documentary, they think less people would watch it, all news is now just basic marketing now.
The BBC folded to the lie years ago ..