A BBC audience has been criticised for its silence following a speech by Andrew Neil describing Hamas’ regime as “Nazi-type”.

Jake Wallis Simons, editor of the Jewish Chronicle, took to Twitter today to slam the crowd of Thursday night’s episode of Question Time saying he felt they should have applauded Neil’s speech.

In the speech, Neil spoke about two young hostages with autism and cerebral palsy who had been killed by Hamas as they were “too much trouble” before asking the panel: “How can you deal or have a political solution with people like that?”

Following the speech, Wallis Simons took to Twitter, writing: “The most telling part of this truthful speech by Andrew Neil is the absence of rightful applause from the audience. Says much about Britain.”

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During the episode, Neil admitted that “Israel is often its own worst enemy” but said he felt it could not have a “political solution” with Hamas.

He said: “We learned today that the young autistic girl who was taken hostage was too much trouble for Hamas, the one that JK Rowling tried to intervene and ask for mercy for, because she loved Harry Potter, they killed her.

“We learned that a young girl with cerebral palsy on a wheelchair was too much trouble as well, particularly down the tunnels. They killed her.

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“How you can deal or have a political solution with that when the purpose of Hamas is the destruction of Israel.”

The comments came as Neil argued with Liberal Democrat MP, Layla Moran over the conflict in Gaza.

The episode also saw one audience member describe the Israel Defence Force (IDF) as terrorists.

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