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Corrected: “Occupation Wall” Comes Down

Describing Israel’s security barrier, specifically the walled section next to Bethlehem, The Independent‘s Bethan McKernan could barely disguise her bias:     Israel’s barrier is there as a means to protect against terrorist infiltration. Labeling…

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Describing Israel’s security barrier, specifically the walled section next to Bethlehem, The Independent‘s Bethan McKernan could barely disguise her bias:

 

 

Israel’s barrier is there as a means to protect against terrorist infiltration. Labeling it an “occupation wall” is prejudicial and inaccurate.

Following a complaint from HonestReporting, The Independent has amended it to the more palatable “security wall.” While we would normally take issue with the description of the barrier as a wall (over 95 percent of the structure is a fence), in this case the reference to a wall is acceptable given the focus on the specific section by Bethlehem.

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