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Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism over attacks on UN peacekeepers

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    80% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    30% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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-58% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : UN peacekeepers find explosives near UN base in southern LebanonROME -- A patrol of the Italian contingent of the U.N. peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon found explosive devices positioned along the road leading to a U.N. base.
46% : "Netanyahu reasserts that UN peacekeepers must leave southern LebanonJERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has "repeatedly asked" the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon to temporarily leave the area where the Israeli military is operating.
36% : EU condemns attacks on peacekeepersBRUSSELS -- The European Union condemned attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected allegations that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is responsible for obstructing the Israeli army.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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