Israeli-British magician Uri Geller has rallied against the BBC’s decision to not call Hamas terrorists, arguing the “whole of Britain is against them” in their endeavours.
The broadcaster has defended its call not to brand Hamas militants ‘terrorists’ despite it being a proscribed terror group by the UK Government.
The move has prompted criticism from authoritative figures such as Defence Secretary Grant Shapps who said it “verges on disgraceful”.
Tory MP Michael Fabricant even wrote to Ofcom on the matter, calling out a lack of “accuracy and due impartiality”.
Uri Geller says the 'whole of Britain is against the BBC'
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Geller, who rose to prominence by demonstrating what he claimed to be dowsing, telepathy and psychokinesis on television, has spoken out on the war and the BBC’s controversial call.
He told Nana Akua that BBC’s decision has left him “furious”, arguing Britons are unanimously against them on the matter.
“Germany is with us, England is with us, I am furious about the BBC”, he said.
“The BBC are refusing to call Hamas terrorists, are they mad? The whole of Britain is against the BBC on this.
“Even King Charles called this terrorism.”
The broadcaster has sought to justify its actions by claiming their refusal to brand the terror group as such is an act of due impartiality.
Thousands of people have died after Hamas militants attacked Israel GETTYYet questions continue to arise for the broadcaster from across the political spectrum, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer adding his voice to those questioning them.
A BBC spokesperson said: "We always take our use of language very seriously.
"Anyone watching or listening to our coverage will hear the word 'terrorist' used many times - we attribute it to those who are using it, for example, the UK Government.
Red paint was thrown over the BBC offices over its decision not to call Hamas terrorists
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"This is an approach that has been used for decades, and is in line with that of other broadcasters.
"The BBC is an editorially independent broadcaster whose job is to explain precisely what is happening 'on the ground' so our audiences can make their own judgement."
Speaking to GB News from Tel Aviv, Geller offered an insight into what life is like in Israel as the war wages.
The mystifier told Nana Akua that “every half an hour, something else pops up” after Hamas committed its act of terror last weekend.
“Missiles are flying in every hour, there is red alert”, he said.
“If the red alert is in Tel Aviv, it means I have to run to a shelter. Our pilots are meticulous and concerned about not hitting civilian populations, it’s incredible how precise the bombs are.
“We are paving the way for the ground troops, the Air Force and the navy to eradicate Hamas.”
It comes as Rishi Sunak announced at least six Britons were killed in Hamas’s “pogrom” in Israel and a further 10 are missing.
Speaking to MPs on Monday, the Prime Minister spoke on the importance of “supporting Israel’s right to defend itself” in targeting Hamas and rescuing hostages from Gaza within international law.”
