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2023-10-13 00:52:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 270207F1E6C265AA4F70D8D03398DF02280521C8AB74C08116720B981DBA07FC
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Hamas are not “militants” - the UK Govt has proscribed Hamas as a terrorist organisation. BBC editorial guidelines state “Due impartiality… does not require absolute neutrality on every issue or detachment from fundamental democratic principles, such as… the rule of law.” https://www.gov.uk/government/news/islamist-terrorist-group-hamas-banned-in-the-uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/impartiality
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