(JNS.org) Stephen M. Flatow - On March 23, 2017, four Palestinian attackers drove up to the perimeter of the Jewish community of Beit El, north of Jerusalem, and began hurling firebombs toward homes there. Israeli soldiers fired at them, killing one - a 17-year-old - and wounding three others. The fact that a Palestinian died, while no Israelis were burned to death as he had intended, meant that many news outlets portrayed the attacker as the victim. Here's how AFP began its coverage: "Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager Thursday." Ramallah Governor Laila Ghanam called the dead terrorist a "martyr."
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