Board President’s letter to BBC Director-General calling for urgent review of editorial guidelines

Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has written to BBC Director General Tim Davie CBE expressing her disappointment at the BBC’s refusal to use the word terrorist when referring to Hamas. We are calling for an urgent review of BBC editorial guidelines so that they report in line with UK Government Policy, which has designated Hamas a proscribed terrorist organisation.

Our letter in full below:

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