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The BBC and its presenters are facing major criticism for their decision not to brand Hamas, which has carried out several attacks on Israel in the past week, as a ‘terrorist’ group.
In response to its decision, a group of five lawyers have written a complaint letter to Ofcom, claiming that the BBC has “fallen well below the standards expressed in its editorial values.”
One of these lawyers, Lord David Wolfson, speaking with Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News, has expressed his disgust at the BBC’s decision to insist on impartiality.
“Hamas is a terrorist organization,” he said. “They are banned here under the law. “Support for them is illegal and I hope the police will be stronger in dealing with pro-Hamas rallies.”
Lord David Wolfson criticized the BBC for its reporting on Hamas.
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Jacob questioned the validity of the BBC’s defense of these criticisms, including a tweet from presenter John Simpson which claimed: “Calling someone a terrorist means you are taking sides and treating the situation with reasonable impartiality.” We are stopping treatment.”
Despite the BBC’s claims that they must remain ‘editorially independent’, Jacob pointed out that BBC guidelines do not prevent the use of the word ‘terrorism’.
Wolfson jumped on this point immediately, comparing the current reporting to the way the news organization has dealt with other terrorist incidents in the past.
“The BBC has used the term in other contexts. You also mentioned the IRA, Al Qaeda. The terrorist attacks on nightclubs in Paris have been called terrorist attacks, which they undoubtedly were. “And the question we are left with, and which was the basis of our letter to Ofcom, is why is it any different?”
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An image of BBC Broadcasting Housethe countrysideAs well as the BBC, Wolfson has also taken aim at individuals, both within and outside the company, who he believes have not done enough to speak out against terrorism perpetrated by Hamas.
“We have seen a lot of support, but we have also seen people who need to speak out. Why? Because he spoke in other contexts.”
“For example, I mean Gary Lineker, if I could pick him. He received considerable publicity when he compared the government’s immigration policy to that of 1930s Germany. Well, what happened in Israel on Saturday was Germany in the 1940s.
“As far as I know, the only tweet Gary Lineker has ever tweeted is to praise the BBC’s stance on not calling Hamas terrorists. I am sure he is extremely busy and clearly not able to condemn terrorist atrocities.
gary linekerthe countrysideJacob joked: “This is absolutely extraordinary for someone who normally fills the airways with his viewpoints on anything and everything.”
Wolfson focused his thoughts on how organizations can reach the best conclusion on the right way to report on a story.
“I think what we have to do is decide whether we mean what we say or are we virtue signaling? And if we mean what we say, we have to keep going even when it’s hard.
“I like the fact that the BBC is editorially independent. But if we are going to create a state broadcaster that we will all have to pay for, the least we can expect is that it will adhere to what I would call ‘ethical standards’.”
