An otherwise good story in the New York Times, “To France From Israel: Lessons on Living With Terror,” included the following in reference to studies of Israeli behavior in the face of terror threats:
A separate study, at Ben Gurion University, found that residents close to attack sites — in this case, those living in Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip — reported a lower sense of personal threat and stress than those in two other communities, one in a Tel Aviv suburb and one in a larger settlement near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. The research suggested that the religious fervor of the Gaza residents might have been a key factor.
HonestReporting contacted the New York Times pointing out that the phrasing of this paragraph might lead readers to assume that there are still Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip today (they were evacuated during the 2005 Disengagement).
The New York Times responded with a very minor edit (as tracked by the Newsdiffs site that monitors changes to stories in the New York Times and other media outlets) but nonetheless one that clarifies the information. The paragraph now reads (additions highlighted):
Thank you to the New York Times for the clarification.
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