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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Incitement Against Palestinians in Israeli Media Increases by 75%

Parliament member for Israel's Religious Zionism party Tzvi Sukkot (L) is confronted as he tries to interrupt a rally by Palestinian and Israeli peace activists protesting at the entrance of Huwara in the occupied West Bank, on March 3, 2023, following deadly violence by Israeli settlers. (AFP)

The Index of Incitement against Palestinians in the Israeli media and social networks increased by 75 percent in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year and by 67 percent compared to 2021, the Nazareth-based press freedom NGO I'lam Media Center revealed on Thursday.

I’lam said that the increase in incitement is unprecedented and unusual. “It is due to the significant growth of racism following the formation of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. This is clearly reflected in the Israeli media,” it wrote.

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