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NBC News Fails in Its Coverage of West Bank Violence
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by Chaim Lax
Israeli forces clash with Palestinians during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin.
During a week that witnessed a sharp rise in West Bank violence, one news outlet stood out for its continued inaccurate and misleading reporting: NBC News.
A drawn-out battle between Israeli security forces and Palestinian terror groups in Jenin, a deadly terror attack against Israeli civilians outside the community of Eli, a violent rampage by Israeli settlers through the town of Turmus Ayya, and an IDF drone strike on a car driven by terrorists fleeing the scene of a shooting, all took place within the span of less than 72 hours.
In two separate reports, NBC News has misrepresented Israel’s operation in Jenin and the drone strike on the fleeing terrorists.
The Helicopter Over Jenin
One of the most significant inaccuracies in NBC News’ reporting concerned Israel’s use of a combat helicopter to aid in the extraction of wounded Israeli soldiers from Jenin.
⛔ MISLEADING: An @NBCNews video turns an IDF helicopter into the focal point of an Israeli raid, making it responsible for the deaths of Palestinians.
Reality: the helicopter arrived later to assist evacuating Israeli forces & killed no Palestinians.https://t.co/bGd7QyrDwJ pic.twitter.com/Dl525TfkKF
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) June 20, 2023
Combat helicopters were not used to “invade” Jenin.
There was one.
It provided cover for IDF soldiers on an anti-terror raid to be extracted. pic.twitter.com/EYZbFCtY0X
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) June 22, 2023
Concerning the background of the Jenin operation, NBC News got it back to front, implying that the deployment of the helicopter was the catalyst for the gun battle that took place — when, in fact, the aircraft arrived many hours after Israeli forces were already on the ground and engaging with armed Palestinian terrorists.
In a despicable libel, NBC News also claimed that Israel had deployed “toxic gas.” Contrary to this inaccurate charge, Israel uses smoke grenades for cover and tear gas as a non-lethal means of riot control.
“Militant Car” vs “Terror Cell”
Aside from avoiding referring to the targets of an IDF drone strike as terrorists, NBC News went further, making the target a “militant car” rather than its occupants. Note to NBC News: vehicles do not exercise agency; people do.
