O'Shaughnessy-Walsh, P. Israeli- Palestinian News Perspective by Phoebe O'Shaughnessy-Walsh

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

Aya Batrawy, et al. “Israeli Forces Take Control of the Gaza Side of the Rafah Crossing with Egypt.” NPR, NPR, 7 May 2024, www.npr.org/2024/05/07/1249550208/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing. Accessed 8 May 2024.

The perspective/bias within this article is...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

This article is bias in favor of Palestine because it uses words contradicting Israel such as "forces" and "Israel's takeover" to show hostility from Israel to Palestine.

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

It is targeted at people who are in favor of Palestine as well as Palestinians.

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

The central claims are that Israel is forcibly taking land from Palestine and the text uses bias words to express that Israel was using violence against Palestine.

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

Leatherby, Lauren, et al. “A Satellite View of Israel’s New Front in Gaza.” The New York Times, 8 May 2024, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/08/world/middleeast/israel-incursion-rafah-satellite-image-map.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock. Accessed 9 May 2024.

The perspective/bias within this article is...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

This article is biased in favor of Israel because it uses different language in contrast to article 1. It says that Israel's takeover was instead a "critical gateway for arms shipments", which is contradicting the theme of violence from Israel in the other article.

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

It is targeted at people who are in favor of Israel and people who are Israeli.

This article argues that...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

The central claims are that Israel is using the Palestinian land as a getaway from violence. The text uses clues to tell us that Israel was not using violence to do so, but other articles say otherwise.

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27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

Schifrin, Nick, et al. “Experts Give 2 Perspectives on Accusations Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza.” PBS NewsHour, 11 Jan. 2024, www.pbs.org/newshour/show/experts-give-2-perspectives-on-accusations-israel-is-committing-genocide-in-gaza. Accessed 9 May 2024.

The perspective/ bias within this article is...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

This article gives perspectives from both sides of the conflict, so there is no potential bias within this article.

The potential audience is...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

The potential audience is anyone who wants to learn more about the perspective of both Israel and Palestine without having biased opinions towards either

This article argues...

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-08 14:52:24 UTC

The central claims are that Palestine is facing a lot of violence, but it isn't all caused solely by Israeli forces, and there are other violent approaches from different countries.

27poshaughnessywalsh — 2024-05-14 02:18:49 UTC

It is important to consider different perspectives because bias can differ between perspectives, and hearing many sides can be very beneficial to learning about the truth. In the first article, “Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt”, it talks about how Israel was using violence to obtain Palestinian land, “Israeli airstrikes have been pounding Rafah for weeks, killing hundreds there since late March, most of them women and children, according to hospital records.” (Batrawy). This article is biased in favor of Palestine, and uses accusatory words to create a certain image for Israel. The second article, “A Satellite View of Israel’s New Front in Gaza”, however, says that Israel was using armed vehicles to make a “critical getaway” from the conflict arising between the two countries (Leatherby). These two conflicting perspectives are beneficial to look at because it gives a sense of what each country is experiencing. There are also articles that have little to no bias on a conflict, and are targeted at readers who simply want to learn more about conflict without any biased ideology. The article, “Experts give 2 perspectives on accusations Israel is committing genocide in Gaza” give both sides of perspective credit by putting in direct quotes from conflicting perspectives and making sure both sides are heard. It is extremely valuable and important to understand both sides of a conflict, making sure that bias can be recognized and read with caution.