West Bank: Israeli settlers attack European diplomats and beat a French mayor
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 37% of recent comparable stories
FranceParis denounces the aggression against its nationals and demands that Israel arrest the perpetrators, making the supposed tolerance of the Israeli government towards settlers the real issue.
What each one tells
opposition
United StatesThe United States capital links the Taybeh aggression to the Israeli campaign: the American press weighs the reaction of Netanyahu's office, which calls for caution, less than two weeks before a tight election.
- France
Franco-European
the narrative puts the French mayor and diplomatic missions in the spotlight.
What the account puts first
United StatesElectoral
ABC's narrative places the aggression less than two weeks from an election that could end Netanyahu's term.
Relying on the official response
CBS extensively quotes the statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's office.
- France
Weak Palestinian voice
the farmers of Taybeh are only mentioned through the mayor's testimony.
What it leaves out
France onlyUnited Statesthis perspective does not carry this information
- France
Reliance on AFP
the account of the facts is based on a witness and diplomatic sources relayed by the agency.
What it leans on
France onlyUnited Statesthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
this press does not report this figure
Palestinian toll since the start of the harvest
people
only one reports itat least four dead, more than 100 injured