{"id":2112481,"date":"2023-11-30T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-israelis-including-pregnant-woman-murdered-by-hamas-in-jerusalem-attack-abc-news-uses-photo-of-freed-palestinian-prisoners-in-its-report\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:39:02","slug":"4-israelis-including-pregnant-woman-murdered-by-hamas-in-jerusalem-attack-abc-news-uses-photo-of-freed-palestinian-prisoners-in-its-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-israelis-including-pregnant-woman-murdered-by-hamas-in-jerusalem-attack-abc-news-uses-photo-of-freed-palestinian-prisoners-in-its-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas kills 4 Israelis, including pregnant woman. ABC News features image of released Palestinian prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F4-israelis-including-pregnant-woman-murdered-by-hamas-in-jerusalem-attack-abc-news-uses-photo-of-freed-palestinian-prisoners-in-its-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>ABC News Uses Misleading Photo in Report on Hamas Terror Attack<\/h2>\n<p>After four Israelis \u2014 including a 24-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child \u2014 \u200dwere <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hamas-terrorists-murder-3-people-wound-others-at-bus-stop-in-jerusalem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murdered by Hamas terrorists<\/a> in a shooting at a Jerusalem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-spokesperson-evasive-on-schools-reopening\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris spokesperson evasive on schools reopening\">bus stop<\/a> Thursday, \u200cABC News reported\u200d on the story\u200c using\u200c a picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-public-schools-renaming-plan-rife-with-historical-errors\/\" title=\"San Francisco Public Schools Renaming Plan \u2018Rife With Historical Errors\u2019\">recently freed<\/a> Palestinian prisoners as its main photo.<\/p>\n<p>At around 7:40 \u2064a.m. local time, two Palestinian brothers jumped out \u200bof \u2064a vehicle at the\u2062 bus stop near a main \u200centrance to the capital city and fired at the people waiting for the \u200dbus, killing four and wounding at least\u2064 six others. Shortly\u2062 after \u200dthe shooting, Hamas claimed responsibility for \u200cthe terror attack, \u2062calling the terrorists \u201cjihad-waging martyrs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABC News\u2019s report on the story featured a photo of people who\u2063 were crying and embracing \u2014 except \u200bthe photo \u200dwas not of grieving\u200d Israelis \u2062but \u200cof Palestinian prisoners who were recently freed in exchange for hostages held by terrorists.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_660431\" style=\"width: 561px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-660431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screen \u2063Shot: X\/ABC News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u2063 ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/live-updates\/israel-gaza-hamas\/3-killed-6-injured-in-shooting-in-jerusalem-police-say-105265866?id=105171244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> went on to\u200b refer to Hamas as a \u201cPalestinian militant group,\u201d even though Hamas has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designated<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">terrorist organization<\/a> by the U.S. government\u200d since 1997. The article then said the terrorist attack \u201coccurred amid\u200c surging violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank while Israel is \u200cat war with Hamas\u201d without any mention of the temporary ceasefire agreed upon by\u2062 Hamas leaders and then violated by the terrorists multiple times this \u2063week.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In Thursday\u2019s attack at \u200bthe Jerusalem bus stop, 24-year-old Livia Dickman, who was \u2064pregnant with her first child, was declared dead at the scene. Ashdod rabbinical judge Elimelech\u2064 Wasserman, 73, and Hannah Ifergan, a woman in her 60s, were later declared dead at the \u2064hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Horrible. One of the victims of today\u2019s shooting attack in Jerusalem was \u200ca young woman Liba Dikman, who was pregnant with her first child. <\/p>\n<p>\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 \u05d0\u05dc \u05ea\u05db\u05e1\u05d9 \u05d3\u05de\u05d4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eTPO4Mpjtt\">pic.twitter.com\/eTPO4Mpjtt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg (@Greg651) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greg651\/status\/1730229625010229385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Surveillance <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1730121365628256361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a> showed the \u2062two Hamas members jump out of their vehicle and immediately start shooting into the crowd at the bus stop. Within\u2064 seconds, three\u2064 people surround the\u2064 terrorists and return fire, \u200bkilling them \u2064at the scene. The terrorists used an M-16 rifle and a \u2064handgun, and police found a large amount of\u200d ammunition when they searched the brothers\u2019 vehicle, according \u200bto The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The older brother was jailed from 2010 to 2020 for planning attacks in coordination with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-border-threat-so-taboo-that-few-dare-speak-of-it\/\" title=\"A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It\">terrorist groups<\/a> in the\u2064 Gaza Strip, and the \u200cyounger brother\u200b was jailed in 2014\u2062 for undisclosed terror activity, the Shin Bet security\u200c agency said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bdoes \u200dthe framing of the incident as a result of ongoing\u200d conflict in neighboring Gaza\u200b rather than a deliberate act of terrorism by Hamas impact the perception of the attack?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S in neighboring Gaza.\u201d This framing of the incident implies that the attack was a result \u200dof ongoing conflict rather than a deliberate act of terrorism by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The use of a misleading photo in the \u2062report is highly problematic. By featuring a picture of recently freed Palestinian prisoners, ABC News creates a false narrative that suggests the attackers were victims themselves. This not only misrepresents the reality of the \u200csituation but also trivializes the \u2062loss of innocent lives and the heinous nature\u200b of the terror attack.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, referring to Hamas as a \u201cPalestinian militant group\u201d instead of a terrorist organization downplays \u2063the group&#8217;s violent and extremist ideology.\u200b Hamas is notorious for its use of suicide bombings, rocket attacks, and other\u2062 forms of violence against Israeli \u2063civilians. By\u2062 not accurately \u200clabeling Hamas as a terrorist organization, ABC News undermines the severity of their actions and the threat \u200dthey pose\u2063 to regional security.<\/p>\n<p>It is the \u200bresponsibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadcasting-company-memo-leaks-instructions-for-journalists-who-are-covering-hamas\/\" title=\"Leaked Memo: Guidelines for Journalists Reporting on Hamas\">reputable news\u200d organizations<\/a> \u200clike \u2064ABC News \u2063to provide accurate and unbiased coverage of such incidents. By misrepresenting the \u200bevents and using a misleading photo, ABC News has failed in its duty to report the truth. This type of biased reporting \u200conly serves to fuel misinformation and perpetuate a distorted \u2063view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that\u200d media outlets hold themselves to the highest standards of journalism, especially when reporting on \u200dmatters as sensitive \u2062and complex\u200b as terrorism\u2063 and the Israeli-Palestinian \u200bconflict. The public relies on these outlets for accurate and impartial information, and any form \u2064of misrepresentation or bias undermines the trust between \u2062the news\u200b organization and its audience.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this incident, \u200bit is imperative that ABC News\u2062 and other media \u2064organizations reflect\u2064 on their reporting practices\u200b and strive \u2064for transparency, accuracy, and fairness. The use of misleading photos \u200band \u200bbiased language \u200donly serves to further exacerbate tensions and\u200d hinder efforts for peace \u200cand understanding in the \u2062region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Palestinian brothers carried out a shooting at a Jerusalem bus stop, resulting in the murder of four Israelis, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. ABC News covered the incident, but controversially used a picture of recently released Palestinian prisoners as the main photo for their report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2112482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}