All the stories about Israel-Palestine that PBS covered that Fox News Ignored from the Start of Decoding Fox News - February 14, 2022 until October 7, 2023
Almost as soon as I started Decoding Fox News I noticed that Fox News largely ignored any stories from the Israel-Palestine region. While PBS included short segments and sometimes feature-length stories about rocket fire from Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank or Israel Fox News remained silent.
After Hamas viciously attacked Israel citizens on October 7, 2023 Fox News dramatically turned most of its focus to the region. Fox News anchors pretended they were experts overnight on a region they rarely even mentioned on air.
I decided to compile every story PBS NewsHour included about Israel-Palestine that Fox ignored. In some cases I just pulled directly from transcripts from the NewsHour in others I’ve borrowed from my past newsletters.
What the PBS NewsHour Covered that Fox News Ignored
3/29/22 - In Israel a gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb today. The third deadly attack in a week. Cell phone video showed a man with an assault weapon running into the street and opening fire before he was killed by the police. Israeli reports said he was a Palestinian. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
3/31/22 - Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinians today in the occupied West Bank. Shooting erupted when troops entered a refugee camp. Hunting suspects in Tuesday's killing of five people in Israel. Afterward, Palestinians marched in a funeral procession. And the militant group Islamic Jihad announced a mobilization of its fighters. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/11/22 - Israeli forces have killed a fourth Palestinian in 24 hours. It happened last night near Bethlehem in the West Bank. Troops said they fired on a man who threw a firebomb. Hundreds of people marched in the funeral today. It followed a spate of Palestinian attacks that killed 14 Israelis in recent weeks. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/12/22 - In Israel. Police say an officer shot and killed a Palestinian man who stabbed him at a security check early today. It was the latest in a spate of deadly confrontations. Israeli forces also confirmed that they've arrested 20 suspects across the occupied West Bank. The raids follow attacks in Israel that have killed 14 people.(via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/14/22 - In the Middle East Palestinians say Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians in the West Bank in a new wave of violence. It happened in the city of Jenin. Israeli officials said soldiers returned fire after Palestinians shot at them. At least 24 Palestinians and 14 Israelis have been killed since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.(via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/15/22 - Palestinian youths battled Israeli police in Jerusalem today after days of growing violence. More than 150 Palestinians were injured. From the early hours, Palestinians gathered at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem at the site sacred to both Muslims and Jews. They began throwing fireworks and stones. After three weeks of growing violence, they'd been urged to defend both the mosque and their country by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. As Israeli police moved in. They came under a hail of rocks and rubble. More than 150 people were injured, some carried away on stretchers. While the violence is contained, rioters used screens and folded chairs as makeshift shields as the police fired tear gas and stun grenades. In a week when Ramadan, Passover and Easter, all coincide. Tensions have been running high. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/18/22 - Israeli forces intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza today, the first in seven months. It marked a new escalation after days of growing violence. Hours earlier, Israeli troops shot and wounded two more Palestinians in a village near Janine in the occupied West Bank. The Israelis said the soldiers fired when Palestinians threw rocks and explosive devices. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/19/22 - Palestinian protesters confronted Israeli troops today after they let thousands of Israelis march to a demolished West Bank settlement. Palestinian paramedics said at least eight protesters were hit by rubber bullets or tear gas canisters. In recent weeks, 26 Palestinians and 14 Israelis have died in rising violence. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/21/22 - Violence escalated in the Middle East as Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel overnight while Israeli aircraft bombed targets in Gaza. At Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, Israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets during dawn prayers. Palestinians threw rocks and Molotov cocktails. Tensions boiled over as Muslim and Jewish worshipers visited the holy site for Ramadan and Passover. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
4/22/22 - Tensions remained high in Jerusalem today as violence broke out at the Al-Aqsa mosque for the seventh time in eight days. Palestinian youths threw rocks and fireworks at the gate where Israeli police were stationed. The Israeli police then stormed the mosque and fired stun grenades to clear the compound. Medics said more than two dozen Palestinians were wounded. The violence ended hours later, allowing thousands of Muslims to attend midday prayers. (via transcript PBS broadcast)
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