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

British newspaper The Guardian removed a film review of an October 7 documentary from its website after it was criticized for arguing that the film is unfair to those who perpetrated the Hamas massacre in Israel.

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

“But the unacceptable terms in which they criticized the documentary were not in accordance with our editorial standards. This was a collective failure of the process and we apologize for any wrongdoing,” The Guardian stated.

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The Guardian removed a recent review of a documentary from October 7 after it was trashed online for seeking more sympathy for Hamas and the Palestinian people. (Getty Images)

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

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

Jeffries’ review continued: “All our sympathies go out to recognizable Israelis… In contrast, Hamas terrorists pose a general threat to CCTV, their motives going beyond the purview of One Day in October.”

The Guardian’s review caused an uproar on social media shortly after publication as it condemned the lack of sympathy for the massacre’s perpetrators.

Commentator Amit Schandillia posted a sarcastic response to the review, saying, “This is The @Guardian, a brave torchbearer of honest journalism, reporting on the atrocities of October 7. This is what they call ‘truth to power’ these days, I think.”

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

Feminist author and journalist Julie Bindel shared Freeman’s post and set the outlet on fire, writing, “Look at the state of this. Shameful, horrible, disgusting.”

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Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate in New York on October 5, 2024, ahead of the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)

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 documentary shown on Channel 4 about the Hamas massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri, was published on October 10, 2024 (G2, p.10). The Guardian believes that the article conveyed the poignant images and powerful imagery. interviews with survivors and condemned the perpetrators of the attack,” it said, although it admitted that criticism of the film “contradicted our editorial standards.”

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

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