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BBC censures staff for calling Hamas a ‘terror group’
Zev Stub is the Times of Israel's Diaspora Affairs correspondent.
The BBC has censured staff members for calling Hamas a “terror group” on a broadcast on June 15.
The British public broadcaster’s executive complaints unit (ECU) said on Thursday that a presenter who used the phrase on television strayed from its editorial guidelines.
The ECU says the BBC does not call organizations “terror” or “terrorist” groups in order to maintain “due accuracy and impartiality.” It will, however, say that they are designated as such by third parties.
The June 15 incident was reported to BBC’s management and discussed with its editorial team, BBC says.
Israel has called on the BBC to change its policy and refer to Hamas as a terror organization.
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