The Media Accountability Project  

"The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is misleading, suggesting that Israel has a strong claim to or ownership of these territories. In fact, international law never uses the term “captured” when referring to land appropriation, and the international community has never diplomatically acquiesced to Israel's ongoing military presence in the West Bank."

"While Gwynne Dyer goes in depth analyzing Israel’s “democracy” and the reasons behind the protests against the judicial reforms, I would posit that Israel is not, and never was a democracy in the first place."

The issue I have with your reporting is that it is one-sided, taking into account the Israeli military perspective while excluding all other sources. The reports of the “gunmen opening fire” were issued by the IDF, whereas other sources, most notably Palestinian ones, have reported eye-witness accounts of the Israeli military ambushing and killing the Palestinian men without provocation as reported by the Middle East Monitor.

The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land is misleading as your readers may assume that Israel has legitimate claim to the land or ownership of these Palestinian territories.

"I urge you to update this article, either removing the description of Hamas as an 'Islamist militant group', and/or to add that Hamas 'governs the Gaza Strip, providing social services and running media outlets'."

"Your description of a “clash” obscures the Israeli military’s role in provoking the confrontation between stone throwers and heavily armed soldiers. The Israeli military uses sophisticated weapons and equipment whereas the Palestinians, as mentioned in your own coverage, were throwing stones. Your coverage obscures and downplays the asymmetrical nature of the violence."

Your segment covers all these topics succinctly and provides your audience with an un-biased viewpoint of the events, notably calling attention to right-wing Israeli politicians who are pushing for settlement expansion on Palestinian land while encouraging settler violence against Palestinian civilians.

"To claim that the West Bank is “disputed” is misleading and inaccurate and lends credence to the idea that Israel has a legal claim to it which is the perspective of the Israeli government."

Your use of the word “captured” when describing Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank, “Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast was” is also problematic as it does not use the correct terminology, mainly due to the fact that the term “capture” never applies to land appropriation under international law, among other reasons.

"Failing to correctly identify Jenin as a refugee camp and characterizing it as a “militant stronghold” serves to mislead readers about life in the camp, downplays the devastation faced by civilians, and serves to legitimize the Israeli military attack which has faced significant international condemnation."