The Guardian removes review of October 7 document after backlash for film that portrays Hamas too negatively

British media outlet The Guardian has removed a review of an October 7 documentary from its website after coming under fire for arguing that the film was unfair to those who carried out the Hamas massacre in Israel.

The website posted a notice Monday announcing that it had removed its review of “One Day in October” from its website due to the “unacceptable” manner in which it had criticized the film.

“But the unacceptable terms in which he subsequently criticized the documentary were inconsistent with our editorial standards. This is a collective failure of the process and we apologize for any offense caused,” the Guardian said.

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The original review, written by journalist Stuart Jeffries on October 9, criticized the Channel 4 documentary for “demonizing Gazans as killers or looters” and for sympathizing with Israelis after the October 7 attack, during which Hamas brutally murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel.

The Jewish Chronicle detailed the contents of the now-deleted review, which said: “If you want to understand why Hamas murdered civilians, One Day in October won’t help you. »

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Jeffries’ article continues: “Our sympathies are with the relatable Israelis…In contrast, Hamas terrorists are a widespread threat on CCTV, their motivations extending beyond the one-day mandate of ‘october.”

The Guardian article caused an uproar on social media shortly after its publication, as it denounced the lack of sympathy towards the perpetrators of the massacre.

Commentator Amit Schandillia posted a sarcastic response to the criticism, saying: “This is The @Guardian, a brave bearer of the torch of honest journalism, reporting on the atrocities of October 7. That’s what they call “truth to power” these days, I guess. “

Hadley Freeman, a columnist for British newspaper The Times, shared a screenshot of the review and asked: “Does the Guardian understand this was a documentary?”

Feminist author and journalist Julie Bindel shared Freeman’s post and torched the outlet, writing: “Look at the STATE of this. Shameful, horrible, disgusting.”

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The Guardian removed the article on October 10 and published a statement explaining why in the “Corrections and Clarifications” section of its website.

“A review of One Day in October, a Channel 4 documentary about the Hamas massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri, was published on October 10, 2024 (G2, p10). The Guardian considers that the article effectively conveyed the poignant and powerful footage from interviews with survivors and condemned the perpetrators of the attack,” it read, while admitting that criticism of the film was “inconsistent with our editorial standards.”

He acknowledged that the review was published due to a “process failure” and told readers: “The article has been removed from our website.”

The Guardian did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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