{"id":2243402,"date":"2024-05-13T11:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-britains-ex-pm-torches-the-bbc-for-failing-to-call-hamas-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:45:10","slug":"watch-britains-ex-pm-torches-the-bbc-for-failing-to-call-hamas-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-britains-ex-pm-torches-the-bbc-for-failing-to-call-hamas-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Former Prime Minister of the UK Criticizes BBC for Not Labeling Hamas as &#8216;Terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-britains-ex-pm-torches-the-bbc-for-failing-to-call-hamas-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron criticized the BBC for hesitating to classify Hamas as terrorists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landscaper-kills-homeless-mom-sleeping-in-ca-park-running-her-over-with-lawn-mower\/\" title=\"Homeless mother sleeping in CA park tragically killed by landscaper operating lawn mower.\">incident\u200d occurred<\/a> during an interview with broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg. The conversation followed Hamas&#8217;s release\u200b of a video involving hostage Nadav Popplewell, with Hamas\u200b alleging his death due to\u2064 an Israeli strike. Cameron emphasized the importance of acknowledging Hamas as a terrorist group.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former British Prime Minister David Cameron gave the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) an earful during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a>, excoriating the network for its steadfast refusal to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron, currently serving as the United Kingdom\u2019s Foreign Secretary, spoke with broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday. Their discussion came on the heels of a video Hamas released of British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell \u2014 along with the terrorist group\u2019s subsequent claim that Popplewell had since been killed by \u201can Israeli strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron calls out the BBC for refusing to label Hamas as terrorists. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe it\u2019s a moment for the BBC to ask itself again should we describe these people as terrorists? <\/p>\n<p>They are terrorists, if you kidnap grandmothers, kidnap babies, you r*** people,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qwWhiwzSxd\">pic.twitter.com\/qwWhiwzSxd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1789779269234622872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen you see what Hamas are prepared to do, you just realize, the terrible, dreadful, inhuman people, frankly, that we are dealing with,\u201d Cameron began, and then immediately turned to issue a challenge to the BBC. \u201cAnd maybe it\u2019s a moment, actually, for the BBC to ask itself again, should we describe these people as terrorists? They are terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you kidnap grandmothers, you kidnap babies, you rape people, you shoot children in front of their parents. What more do they need to do for the BBC to say, look, these are terrorists?\u201d Cameron pressed, listing just a few of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-aclu-offers-a-lazy-defense-in-support-of-terror\/\" title=\"ACLU's Weak Defense for Terror Support\">horrific atrocities committed<\/a> by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attacks on Israel. \u201cThey really are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712242396228000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3WzjrNXCr1KblP2z8dS_jB\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The BBC released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/david-cameron-calls-out-bbc-air-label-hamas-terrorist-group-more-need-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to Fox News Digital following Cameron\u2019s appearance, claiming that their coverage of Hamas \u2014 regardless of what they called the terror group \u2014 should speak for itself. In recent coverage of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the BBC has referred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-67039975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist organization<\/a> as simply a \u201cPalestinian group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one consuming BBC News can be left unaware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-rest-case-for-death-penalty-in-parkland-school-shooter-trial\/\" title=\"Prosecutors Rest Case for Death Penalty in Parkland School Shooter Trial\">horrific nature<\/a> of Hamas\u2019 acts. We\u2019ve made our long-standing position on this matter very clear \u2014 we use the word terrorist when it is attributed to others, such as the UK Government,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron criticized the BBC for not labeling Hamas as terrorists. In a recent interview, Cameron, now the UK\u2019s Foreign Secretary, expressed his disapproval to Laura Kuenssberg. 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