Third in One Week: NBC Ignores Terrorist Attacks in Israel

After the third mass shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel in the past week in which eleven people were killed by a Palestinian, NBC Nightly NewsThe story was not covered by ABC. ABC News was the one that reported on this story. World News Tonight, CBS Evening NewsFox News and. Special ReportReporting on the attacks was possible, however, I wasn’t able to do so. 

NBC was able to focus on Queen Elizabeth’s tribute and the weather, but they couldn’t resist covering the terrorist attack by a Palestinian terrorist against innocent Israelis. Anchor David Muir of ABC reported the attack: 

The terror at Tel Aviv is something we are learning about. A terrorist attack on a Tel Aviv suburb. This is the third terrorist attack on Israel within a single week. A amateur video that was broadcast on Israeli television shows a black man shooting at pedestrians with an assault rifle. Before police arrived, five people had been shot to death. After the attack, police killed the terrorist. One of the victims was an Israeli officer in police. According to reports, the gunman was a Palestinian who lived in West Bank. 

CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell reported on the circumstances. Officials say that at least four Israeli citizens were shot dead by a gunman in an ultraorthodox town just east of Tel Aviv. 

It was noted by her that although the Motivation isn’t always obviousShooting is done in the “Latest in an avalanche of Arab assailants. This happens ahead of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

You can find Fox News Channel on Facebook Special ReportBret Baier, an anchor reported that the suspect was “On a motorcycle, opened fire in an overcrowded city in central Israel.” 

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You can find the transcription of each section below. 

ABC’s World News Tonight
3/29/2022
Eastern at 6:47:21 

DAVID MURIR: We’re still learning about the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv. A terrorist attack on a Tel Aviv suburb. This is the third terrorist attack on Israel within a single week. A amateur video that was broadcast on Israeli television shows a black man shooting at pedestrians with an assault rifle. Before police arrived, five people had been shot to death. After the attack, police killed the terrorist. One of the victims was an Israeli officer in police. According to reports, the gunman was a Palestinian who lived in West Bank.

CBS Evening News
3/29/2022
Eastern at 6:44:22 

NORAH O’DONNELL: Tensions are rising in Israel tonight after officials say at least four people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded ultraorthodox city just east of Tel Aviv. Police later shot the gunman. Although the motive for the attack is still unknown, this is just the latest of a series of Arab attackers. This happened ahead of Ramadan (the Muslim holy month). 

FNC’sSpecial Report
3/29/2022
Eastern, 6:31:51 

BRET BAIER – A man riding his motorcycle attacked a central Israeli city. Along with the gunman, at least five other people were also killed. This is the second shooting spree in as many days. The attack is part of a larger series that occurred just before Ramadan (the Muslim holy month). Israeli media claim that the attacker was Palestinian origin from West Bank.