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John Minto: When TVNZ’s Israeli ‘counter-terrorism’ op against Palestinians is actually a lie
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Asia Pacific Report
Our complaint1News framed the report in Israeli propaganda terms by stating “Israel has launched a major counterterrorism offensive”.
1News failed to attribute its description of a “counterterrorism offensive” to whatever Israeli sources it was relying on to frame it in such a way.
A “counterterrorism offensive” is an Israeli government claim.
1News’ presentation of Israel’s justification for its “counterterrorism offensive” is a response to “an attack on Israeli hikers”.
This 1News report, like the majority of Western agency reporting on the Middle East, centres Israeli narratives, Israeli explanations and Israeli justifications with barely a passing nod to Palestinians.