RTÉ says 'occupied Palestinian territories', TheJournal.ie says 'Palestine' as McEntee tells EU its credibility 'is gone'
Ireland's foreign minister said in New York that the EU is 'failing' on Israel. Three Irish reports carry her words. They name the place two ways, and one calls the settlements illegal in its own voice.
Three reports, two names for the place. Ireland's foreign minister, Helen McEntee, said in New York on Monday that the EU's credibility "is gone" on Israel. Three reports carry it: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie and TheJournal.ie's evening round-up. They do not name the place the same way.
| Report | The place, in its own words | What is criticised |
|---|---|---|
| RTÉ News | "the occupied Palestinian territories" | "the actions of the Israeli government" |
| TheJournal.ie | "Palestine" | "illegal Israeli settlements" |
| TheJournal.ie, evening round-up | "Palestine" | "Israel's actions" |
Who calls it illegal. TheJournal.ie's headline calls the settlements illegal in its own voice. RTÉ News gives the legal charge to her: "Ireland's view is clear - that Israel is breaching international law."
What she asked for. RTÉ News reports that her focus is EU-wide sanctions on "Israeli goods and services". TheJournal.ie says she hopes for "further EU sanctions imposed against Israel". RTÉ's headline softens her words to "questions". Its lead quote is "We are failing".
What is not settled. - When the Irish ban took effect. Only RTÉ News carries it, and only as her own statement. - Any reply. None of the three reports quotes the Israeli government or the EU. - What TheJournal.ie's full article says. We hold only its headline and one line.
What this is about. Ireland is pressing the European Union to act together against Israel over its conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Its foreign minister says the EU is failing.
How it got here. Israel has occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza since the 1967 war. Most states and the UN hold that the settlements Israel has built in the West Bank are illegal under international law. Israel disputes this. After Hamas led attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, Israel went to war in Gaza. In May 2024 Ireland recognised the State of Palestine, together with Spain and Norway. In July 2024 the International Court of Justice gave an advisory opinion that Israel's continued presence in the occupied territories is unlawful. Ireland then passed a law to ban imports of goods from the settlements. RTÉ News reports the minister saying that law took effect this week.
Who is involved. - Ireland: a small EU member with a long record of backing a Palestinian state. - The EU: it sets trade policy for all 27 members and is Israel's largest trading partner. A ban by one member covers only that member's market. Foreign-policy sanctions need all 27 governments to agree. - Israel's government: the target of the measures. - The UN General Assembly: world leaders meet there in New York each September. The minister spoke there before this week's session.
What is at stake. If the EU acts together, Israel's trade with its biggest partner is restricted. If it does not, measures stay national. The minister argues that national measures alone will not change the Israeli government's decisions.
Where it stands. None of the reports we hold says an EU-wide trade measure has been agreed or proposed. The minister spoke before this week's General Assembly debate opens.
What is being argued about
- Whether the EU has lost credibility over its response to Israel
- EU-wide sanctions on Israeli goods and services
- Ireland's ban on goods from the settlements
- What to call the place: 'Palestine' or 'the occupied Palestinian territories'
Claims and verdicts
'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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TheJournal.ie
McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
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What we have measured
Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1
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'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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TheJournal.ie
McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
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What we have measured
Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1
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Who wrote it
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What we have measured
Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1
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'We are failing' - McEntee questions EU's Israel response
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What we have measured
Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1
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McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
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What we have measured
Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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The Guardian
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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Dating and attribution 'It was not until Tuesday' is a judgement about delay, not a date. No other report we hold comments on how long the German finding took. ×1How hard the claim is stated Headline says the UN voted to adopt and replace; the last sentence of the report says the vote is non-binding ×1How hard the claim is stated The qualification arrives in the last sentence and is immediately overridden by an effect the report gives no source for. ×1Which figure is used States the replacement as done — the Assembly voted to replace the map — where the resolution urges states to use a different projection. ×1
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