BBC: HAMAS = FREEDOM FIGHTERS

BBC: Hamas are freedom fighters

Has BBC failed to learn the lesson Reuters learned regarding accurate portrayal of Hamas' stated goals? In today's BBC TV report (see video) Alan Johnston states: "Many times in the course of its fight against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, Hamas has sent suicide bombers into cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem." Everyone who has ever listened to a word Hamas has said knows that their overt stated goal is the destruction of the State of Israel, not an adjustment of her borders.

Also, in today's BBC article 'Hamas swears Gaza strike revenge', the reporter refers to Palestinian mortars and rockets that 'later struck Jewish areas near Gaza,' and to 'the Jewish town of Sderot.' Is the BBC defining a new area inside of Israel, but close to Palestinians -- 'Jewish areas' and 'Jewish towns' as opposed to 'Israeli'?

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