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How media reports of 'clashes' mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violence

  • Written by Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
How media reports of 'clashes' mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violenceWhen does a 'clash' become an 'assault'?AP Photo/Maya Levin

Israeli police attacked mourners carrying the coffin of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 13, 2022, beating pallbearers with batons and kicking them when they fell to the ground.

Yet those who skimmed the headlines of initial reports from several U.S. media...

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