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Metsola says an MEP was "filmed apparently" damaging an exhibition; Rima Hassan admits removing an Israeli flag, denies trampling it and calls the claims "factually false"
The President of the European Parliament says a member was filmed damaging an exhibition on the victims of 7 October. Rima Hassan, the French MEP named in reports, …

Life.ru says Israel's army was ordered to prepare a West Bank offensive; The Jerusalem Post says the army knows of no threat
Israel's defence minister Israel Katz raised the prospect of a full-scale operation against the Palestinian Authority's forces. Two reports describe it differently. One calls it an order to …

‘Blood of my son on his hands’ or ‘no Hamas rule in Gaza’: three outlets lead Netanyahu’s 7 October speech three ways
At Israel’s state memorial for the victims of 7 October, a bereaved father interrupted the prime minister. Two Israeli outlets led with him. A Saudi-owned paper led with …

Flydubai FZ1073: a 'hijacker' aiming at a Tel Aviv tower, says the Jerusalem Post; a co-pilot with the crash axe, says the UAE prosecutor
On 30 September a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk, in Saudi Arabia, after an attack in the cockpit. Four days later the reports …

Taoiseach says a boycott would 'harm' Ireland; Ireland's manager says his side plays 'against genocide'
Ireland played Israel in an empty stadium in Serbia on 4 October, not in Dublin. The Taoiseach argued against a boycott. The Ireland manager had said his side …

Guardian leads on a legal risk, Novara calls it a first: two readings of the Greens' 1,022-to-813 vote on Zionism
Five reports give the same count. They disagree on what the vote was. The Guardian leads on MPs who oppose it and a likely court challenge. Novara Media …

An-Nahar puts the bridge's ruin in 'the last war'; LBCI logs Israeli shelling the same day
On 4 October Lebanon began a stop-gap crossing for a bridge destroyed in what An-Nahar calls "the last war". Within two hours, LBCI logged shelling, blasts and burned …

Hijacker, terrorist or co-pilot: outlets split on the flydubai attacker, and Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post give different years for when Israel's vetting job changed hands
A crew member attacked the captain of flydubai flight 1073 to Tel Aviv with a crash axe. The Jerusalem Post calls him a hijacker and Arutz Sheva calls …

RTÉ says the FAI denied "an Israeli journalist", TheJournal.ie says "Israeli accusations", the Guardian says a darkening "mood"
Ireland's briefing on the eve of its second Nations League match against Israel ended early on 3 October. Four outlets agree on that. They disagree on what caused …

Jerusalem Post says 'hijacking', The Insider 'attempted terror attack', Le Figaro only 'diverted' — and nobody we read names who sent the co-pilot
A flydubai co-pilot attacked his captain on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday and passengers overpowered him. Six reports use four different words for it. Israel's prime minister …

Reuters says court pressure pushed an Arab leader out of Israel's election; Arutz Sheva says the case was dropped after he withdrew
On 2 October Israel's Supreme Court let the Joint List, Ra'am and MK Ofer Cassif run for the 26th Knesset. Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh quit the race …

The Jerusalem Post says 'hijacking', a UAE adviser says 'terrorist act', An-Nahar says 'incident', and no one has shown who, if anyone, sent the co-pilot
On a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the Omani co-pilot stabbed the Indian captain, and the plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu threatens whoever 'sent' …

Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Post says 'attempted hijacking', Libération says 'alleged attack'
On Wednesday a co-pilot attacked the other pilot on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, The Independent reports, and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. Three outlets are differently sure …

Jerusalem Post says 'all nine justices recommend' the Balad leader quit; Haaretz says the chief justice proposed it and the bench is 'inclined' to uphold his ban
Israel's Supreme Court heard appeals on 1 October against bans on Ra'am, the Joint List, Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and MK Ofer Cassif. Four reports describe the …

Flydubai calls it a cockpit 'brawl'; Netanyahu says a pilot tried to crash the plane
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other. The airline says the cause is unknown. Israel's leaders call …

Six reports name 'the co-pilot', three say 'a pilot'; Israeli ministers say 'terrorist', Libération says the circumstances 'remain to be established'
A Flydubai jet from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing at Tabuk in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a knife attack in the cockpit. Across fifteen …
The Jerusalem Post says the IDF killed a Hamas brigade commander; Palestine TV says two citizens were killed
An Israeli outlet and a Palestinian outlet both reported Israeli strikes in Gaza on Tuesday. The Israeli one names a commander and cites the army. The Palestinian one …

Dutch ban: 'West Bank, Golan imports' to The Jerusalem Post, 'products from Israeli settlements' to Haaretz
The Netherlands has banned goods from Israeli settlements. Two Israeli papers name the goods differently and lead with different Israeli complaints. Neither report we hold quotes a Dutch …

TheJournal.ie says the Idah racism claim 'cannot be investigated'; RTÉ says the FAI is assessing it
Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary on Sunday. By Monday morning, two Irish outlets had given three accounts of whether alleged racist abuse of the scorer Adam Idah …

Dutch minister 'claims' West Bank goods ban is 'not directed against Israel', says The Media Line; Jerusalem Post leads with Israelis' luggage checks
The Netherlands has banned goods from the West Bank, and Israel has revoked the credentials of the Dutch diplomats in Ramallah. We hold three reports on it. Each …

Jerusalem Post: Iran led Netanyahu's UAE talks. Haaretz: he asked for a denial. Shargh: a 'cover-up'
Four outlets give three purposes for one six-hour visit to Abu Dhabi. Behind the visit are two reported warnings before 7 October, one from the UAE and one …

TheJournal.ie reports chaos and two player votes; RTÉ and The Independent say only that Ireland will play Israel
Ireland's footballers will face Israel in Hungary. Three outlets describe the day in three ways, and only one says why the match is disputed.

FAI says a 'significant majority' voted to play Israel; The 42 says five more players wavered
Ireland's squad voted in Hungary on Saturday to play Israel on Sunday. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu left the squad. The FAI will not say how many players objected, and …

Haaretz says the Israeli army 'attacks' south Lebanese villages; An-Nahar calls it 'aggression' as Israel cuts its brigades from eight to six
Lebanon's state news agency says Israeli fire hit Majdal Zoun and Haddatha on 26 September. On the same day, An-Nahar cited Israeli Army Radio as saying Israel is …

Arutz Sheva puts the wounded man in his 40s, then at about 35; the Jerusalem Post says the car hit a patrol with an officer and a soldier inside
A driver rammed a vehicle at the Maccabim checkpoint near Modi'in on Wednesday. Within 12 minutes one outlet gave two ages for the one seriously wounded man. Neither …

Ireland's Israel games: the Morning Star leads with Amnesty's 'apartheid' warning, RTÉ and TheJournal with a manager saying he was 'not clever' and 'grateful'
Israel's football association attacked Ireland's manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, over what he said about Ireland's two Nations League games against Israel. Three outlets report it. One leads with calls …

RT says Ukraine conscripted an Israeli pilgrim; Ukraine's border service says he was wanted and handed to police
One man, one crossing home from Uman after Rosh Hashanah. Three reports, published within 40 minutes, disagree on whether the Ukrainian state drafted him or arrested him — …

Jerusalem Post says the committee bars "Arab party Ra'am"; Haaretz says it "moves to bar" and the court may reverse it
Three Israeli outlets carry the same vote a month before the election. They disagree on what the party is called, on whether the decision is final, and none …

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 …

TheJournal.ie says Uefa 'rejected' the FAI's request; RTÉ says Uefa 'inaction' tied its hands
Both reports rest on one man, FAI chief executive David Courell. In one, Uefa says no. In the other, Uefa does nothing. Neither report quotes Uefa.

Kan has Eisenkot on 24 and Likud on 20; Channel 14 has Likud first on 30
The Jerusalem Post reports five Israeli polls published in one night. Four put Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar ahead of Likud; the fifth puts Likud nine seats clear of it. …

Arutz Sheva calls it an airstrike, LBCI calls it a detonation in two stages
Six reports on one Wednesday in south Lebanon. Three describe the blasts in Al-Mansouri, and they do not describe the same act. None gives a casualty figure, and …

Arutz Sheva says Eisenkot promised to bring Ra'am into government; Haaretz says four of eight council heads refused to endorse him
Eight northern Bedouin council heads met Gadi Eisenkot on 16 September. The two reports we hold agree on the number and on almost nothing else about the room.

Investigate the creators of 'NAZA', says Shurat HaDin; we can't investigate before watching it, says the army
A documentary carrying soldiers' accounts from Gaza has produced two demands for a criminal case in one day. They point at different people, and no case of either …
Jerusalem Post headline says UN rights chief "accuses Israel of war crimes"; Reuters says the Gaza remains "raise concerns"
Two reports carry one statement with two different verbs. The Jerusalem Post's own text doesn't back its headline: it says strikes "may have violated" the law.

Ynet calls Smotrich's arrest video AI; Jerusalem Post headlines 'arrests'; Arutz Sheva leaves the video out
Religious Zionism says it will join the next coalition only if its judicial plan goes through. Three Israeli reports use three words for the plan. Only two mention …

An-Nahar counts 29 dead and 30 blasts on one village; JNS reports a Hezbollah base dismantled and no toll
Four reports on the same week in south Lebanon. One counts the detonations and the dead. One carries a single sentence from the Israeli chief of staff. None …

The Jerusalem Post says the next round moves to Washington; Aoun says there is "no new round of negotiations at present"
Ten reports, one day. One puts the next Israel–Lebanon round in Washington on the US State Department's word; two say the Rome round has slipped to October and …

Tunnels, a 'complex' or Hezbollah's 'last line of defense': three outlets size one Israeli demolition three ways, and only France 24 reports a 4.1 tremor
Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah's tunnels under the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. Three reports describe the site three different ways. One gives a tremor reading. None …

Shargh: American officials claim new missiles were fired at US warships. IRNA, ten minutes later: "Trump's self-made quagmire", and no missiles
Five reports on the fighting between Iran and the US Navy, all published within 46 minutes of each other. Between them they give the fighting four names and …

Jerusalem Post says Katz threatened Iran's energy sites; Shargh says they "may be" on the target list
Two reports carry one Rosh Hashanah message from Israel's defence minister. One calls him defence minister and gives its body line to his greeting to Iranian Jews; the …

Sa'ar says Israel plans to expel nobody from Gaza; Life.ru says a Nuseirat house was levelled and gives no number
Three reports from one day: an Israeli denial, a destroyed house with "there are casualties" and no figure, and a charity founder's charge that his staff were killed …

Der Standard names three governments, the Frankfurter Allgemeine counts twelve
Three European papers filed on Britain's move against Israeli settlement trade within 18 minutes of each other. They give three counts of who is acting and three descriptions …

Morning Star credits Miliband with the sanctions; RTÉ has Burnham defending the import block in parliament
Four reports, four names for one measure: "sanctions", "a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements", "block imports". RTÉ alone gives Britain 30 days to shut its Jerusalem …

NPR says the UK accused settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'; the Times says only that Israel 'turned a blind eye'
Britain, France and Canada banned settlement goods on Tuesday. Four US reports, four accounts of what Britain said — and two of them do not mention that Israel …

CBC names the Emirati president as the man who warned Netanyahu; taz says only "at the highest level"
Four reports, one newspaper's account. Three carry the warning and only one names who gave it. None carries a word from Netanyahu.

Reuters says twelve countries sanction settlements; the Jerusalem Post says 12 back restrictions alongside Britain, France and Canada
Reuters and Interfax count twelve governments in all. Dagens Nyheter says Britain acted and eleven others want to. Israel's answer reaches us twice — entry bans on 12 …

"Douze pays", says Libération; "France and Canada join UK", says Politico Europe
Six reports on one statement of 8 September. Three count twelve countries; three name one or three. Three call the trade restrictions an intention, two write them as …

Al-Monitor says the UN found a possible crime against humanity. An-Nahar says ethnic cleansing.
The UN human rights office says Israel forced more than 33,000 Palestinians out of three West Bank refugee camps and still bars their return. Two reports carry the …

Katz says Israel holds Ali al-Taher, tunnels and all. A Hezbollah-bloc MP says the ridge is still being bombed.
Israel's defence minister said on Friday the army had taken the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon and cleared the tunnels beneath it. Hezbollah said nothing for more …
Israel's military says it took the Ali Taher Ridge. The one Lebanese account we hold is two days older and names no ridge.
Haaretz reported on 4 September that the Israeli military took over the strategic Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, where it says Iranian personnel were holed up with …