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REALITY CHECK! Which news site told you the truth about the murder in Israel today?

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November 13, 2013

“An Israeli soldier died after he was stabbed multiple times in the neck Wednesday morning by a Palestinian youth on a bus at the central bus station in Afula.” This horrifying story, as described on Times of Israel shocked my country today.
The news spread this morning, leaving Israelis shocked and confused. The 18 year-old Eden Atias, a Private in the IDF, enjoyed a long-awaited nap while riding the bus, and suddenly, he ceased from existing. He was brutally murdered by a terrorist who, due to the democratic law in Israel, was only arrested, and not executed, by the policemen who arrived at the scene.

This story was the big headline of the day, and appeared on every single Israeli news website, but when it comes to leading news websites abroad, this story is not of high importance and is therefore barely noticeable. The question is: why?

CNN released a “>published a slightly longer article, also very informative and containing mostly quotes by Israeli sources. After describing the course of events, they added a reminder of the current situation of the “peace talks” between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, mentioning that “On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a halt to controversial plans for the construction of 24,000 new homes at Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.”


The story behind the coverage: The BBC also doesn't fully trust the credibility of the event. They made sure they mentioned that the information was handed by the “Israeli police,” which question its trustworthiness (researches show that people tend to trust private people rather than organizations.) Much like CNN, BBC also lead the reader into supporting the “young Palestinian,” mentioning Netanyahu's “controversial plans” and thus implying the Palestinians are frustrated because of the Israelis.


The Guardian is

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