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Headline Shocker Implicates Israel in Ceasefire Breakdown

The facts are not in dispute. Israel accepted a ceasefire in the morning and suspended all military operations against Gaza. Hamas rejected the ceasefire and spent six hours firing rockets before Israel responded. Hamas is…

Simon Plosker
July 15, 2014
12:00 am

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Hamas is entirely responsible for the breakdown of the ceasefire initiative.

But you wouldn’t know that from the Daily Telegraph’s headline:

Granted, the context of the article is correct. However, many people do not get beyond the headlines and we believe that a headline should bear some resemblance to the story it accompanies.

In this case, the Telegraph gives the impression that Israel and Hamas are equally responsible for the breakdown of the ceasefire despite the reality and timeline of events.

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Tags: ceasefire, Daily Telegraph, false conclusions, Gaza, Hamas, headline, IDF, Operation Protective Edge, rockets, selective omission

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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