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Media Underplay Murders of Jewish Victims

(Miami Herald) Frida Ghitis - On Oct. 3, a Palestinian man killed two Israeli men, also injured a baby and nearly murdered his mother. The police killed the attacker. Al Jazeera English headlined the story: "Palestinian shot dead after fatal stabbing in Jerusalem; 2 Israeli victims also killed." The death of the attacker was the news; the Israelis' deaths were secondary. BBC's headline was: "Palestinian shot dead after Jerusalem attack kills two." Notice we're not told who the "Jerusalem attack" killed. We do know that the main subject of the headline, who was shot dead, was Palestinian. The Jewish Israeli victims are essentially not noted. The Washington Post headline on the Jerusalem attack was: "Palestinian Is Killed After a Fatal Attack." All you knew is that a Palestinian was killed.
2015-10-15 00:00:00
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