Below is a complete list of Chicago Tribune headlines about the Arab-Israeli conflict relevant to the study reported in the Winter 2003 CAMERA Media Report .
The analysis considered all Chicago Tribune headlines that related to Israelis or Palestinians taking, or threatening to take action against the other party during the period of June1, 2002-December 31, 2002.
The results reveal that when the Chicago Tribune reported Israeli actions, Israel was regularly named in the headline 78% of the time. By contrast, when the newspaper detailed Palestinian actions directed against Israel, they were identified in only 19% of the headlines.
For the full study, see the Winter 2003 CAMERA Media Report (Vol. 12, No.1)
Chicago Tribune Headlines
June 1, 2002 -December 31, 2002
Palestinians taking action and identified | |
| July 2: | Palestinians protest leaders; Hamas threatens revenge for killing of bombmaker |
| July 24: | Palestinians vow to avenge killings; UN, EU condemn Israel after raid |
| July 30: | Palestinians defy 40-day curfew; Nablus governor urges others to break from jail |
| Aug. 10: | Hamas to target top Israelis |
| Aug. 15: | Fatah leader stirs up courtroom; ‘Intifada will win,’ he proclaims as Israel lists charges |
| Sept. 6: | Palestinians break lull with attacks; Israel finds truck with huge bomb |
| Sept. 16: | Palestinians protest new checkpoint in Nablus |
| Sept. 28: | Israel says bombmaker survived air attack; Hamas pledges reprisal for strike |
| Sept. 29: | Palestinians defy curfews; 2nd anniversary of uprising feted |
| Nov. 16: | 12 Israelis die in Hebron attack; Palestinian ambush targets settlers, soldiers in divided West Bank city |
| Dec. 29: | Hamas founder vows more violence as 4 Israelis are slain |
Israelis taking action and identified | |
| June 2: | Israeli troops search for Palestinian suspects in Nablus |
| June 2: | Israelis search 4 cities; Palestinians held for questioning |
| June 5: | CIA chief presses Arafat on curbing suicide attacks; Sharon OKs fence along West Bank |
| June 6: | Israel strikes at Arafat after bombing kills 17; Military move into compound follows suicide attack on bus |
| June 7: | 2nd Israeli assault leaves more rubble around Arafat |
| June 10: | Arafat trims Cabinet, names new ministers; Israeli soldiers re-enter Ramallah |
| June 13: | Israel recalls troops from Arafat’s compound |
| June 15: | Israelis seeking vengeance; 2 accused in bomb plot near school |
| June 16: | Israeli army sweeps West Bank cities; Mideast officials await Bush plan |
| June 17: | Israel begins work on electrified fence along West Bank; Planned 215-mile divide stirs debate |
| June 19: | 20 die in blast; Israel vows to retake West Bank lands; Sharon visits bus bomb site |
| June 19: | Israel ties W. Bank action to attacks |
| June 22: | Israeli tank fire kills 4 in Jenin; 3 children among the fatalities in curfew ‘disaster’ |
| June 23: | Israeli troops mass in West Bank; ‘Decisive, crushing’ response planned |
| June 23: | Israeli troops pour into W. Bank; Violence doesn’t recede as 10 killed |
| June 24: | Israeli incursion widens; Tanks surround Arafat compound, troops return to Palestinian cities |
| June 25: | Tanks return to Hebron; Israeli gun ships key on Hamas; 2 leaders killed |
| June 28: | Israelis hit Hebron complex; Assault intensifies inside West Bank |
| June 29: | Israelis set off blast at compound in standoff |
| June 30: | Israel finds no bodies of gunmen; Those targeted in demolition may have gotten away |
| June 30: | Israeli blasts reduce building to rubble in standoff |
| July 1: | Israeli troops kill bombmaker blamed for deadly attacks |
| July 5: | Top militants jailed or dead, Israel claims; Gaza explosion kills 2 men in car |
| July 6: | Israel moves to containment, control; Defeating militants seen as unrealistic |
| July 7: | Israeli general ties West Bank pullout to Arafat ouster |
| July 10: | Israeli police raid offices of Palestinian university |
| July 12: | Israelis target tunnels, raze Gaza homes |
| July 12: | Israel to try prominent Palestinian |
| July 13: | Israel negotiating a deal to swap Palestinian leader |
| July 20: | Israel intends to deport suicide bombers’ kin |
| July 22: | Israel makes offer to lift siege; No new violence could ease limits in West Bank |
| July 23: | Israeli strike kills at least 12 in Gaza; Targeted Hamas chief among dead |
| July 24: | Palestinians vow to avenge killings; UN, EU condemn Israel after raid |
| July 24: | U.S. splits with Israel on bloody air strike; ‘Heavy-handed’ act killed 9 kids |
| July 25: | Storm of criticism follows air strike; Israel promises to ease its grip on Palestinians |
| July 29: | Hebron clash during funeral kills girl, 14; West Bank settlers fight Palestinians |
| July 31: | Palestinians short of food and jobs; Israeli clampdown sparking self-help |
| Aug. 2: | Israel hits Nablus in wake of deadly campus bombing |
| Aug. 3: | Israeli army raids Nablus; dozens held; Search uncovers 2 explosive labs, officials announce |
| Aug. 3: | Israel says deadly attack was mistake |
| Aug. 4: | Israelis comb Nablus for suspects |
| Aug. 4: | Israel presses searches in Nablus; High-level talks expected this week |
| Aug. 6: | Israel cracks down in wake of attacks; Missiles fired into Gaza City after shootings, bombings |
| Aug. 7: | Israeli forces hit houses in Gaza; court Oks firing on homes linked to alleged bombers |
| Aug. 8: | Israeli pullout accord falls through; Terms changed, Palestinians say |
| Aug. 14: | Key Palestinian in Israeli court; Murder trial set for Fatah leader |
| Aug. 15: | Fatah leader stirs up courtroom; ‘Intifada will win,’ he proclaims as Israel lists charges |
| Aug. 19: | Israelis pushing expulsion policy; Officials try to tear up support for militant acts |
| Aug. 19: | Israel OKs trial troop withdrawal; Deal includes Gaza, Bethlehem |
| Aug. 20: | Israelis begin withdrawal in Bethlehem; Palestinian forces take over security |
| Aug. 22: | 5 arrested in campus attack; Israel links group to 35 bomb deaths |
| Aug. 23: | Israel interrogates unorthodox bishop; Palestinian priest asked about ties to terrorists, trips |
| Aug. 26: | Israel’s proposed pullout is stalled |
| Aug. 28: | Israeli tanks reportedly enter town in Gaza |
| Aug. 30: | Israel says it regrets deaths of 4 civilians |
| Sept. 1: | 5 killed in Israeli helicopter strike; Gunman wounds 2 at religious school |
| Sept. 3: | Arafat can’t return if he leaves, Israeli leader says |
| Sept. 4: | Israeli court OKs tactic of expelling suspects’ kin |
| Sept. 5: | Israeli army expels militant’s West Bank siblings to Gaza |
| Sept. 8: | Israel arrests militant in Gaza |
| Sept. 21: | Israel levels Arafat compound; Military acts after suicide bombings; Palestinian leader, advisers trapped |
| Sept. 22: | Arafat in vise as Israelis raze compound; U.S., EU issue calls for restraint |
| Sept. 22: | Israel keeps up its assault on compound; Military demands surrender of 50 |
| Sept. 23: | Israel halts razing at Arafat complex, but troops remain |
| Sept. 24: | 9 Palestinians die as Israel hits Gaza |
| Sept. 25: | Israel defies UN demand to pull back; U.S. expresses growing concern |
| Sept. 27: | Israel targets Hamas official; Militant reportedly survives attack |
| Sept. 28: | Israel says bombmaker survived air attack; Hamas pledges reprisal for strike |
| Sept. 30: | Israel lifts 10-day siege of Arafat; Sharon gives in to U.S. pressure |
| Oct. 1: | Sharon gets heat on Arafat siege; Assault described as worst decision of premiership |
| Oct. 2: | Israel keeps its presence in Ramallah; Arafat resumes Cabinet meetings |
| Oct. 4: | Israel’s plan for expelling Arafat set; Army has scouted foreign location, practiced capture |
| Oct. 5: | Stray Israeli bullet kills teenager in West Bank |
| Oct. 7: | Israeli air strike kills 4 in Gaza Strip |
| Oct. 7: | Israeli missile, troops kill 10 in Gaza |
| Oct. 8: | Israel defends strike in Gaza |
| Oct. 9: | Sharon vows more raids in Gaza Strip |
| Oct. 16: | Israel hints at leaving a 2nd city in West Bank |
| Oct. 18: | 6 Palestinians die in tank shelling; Israel: Gunmen use civilian shields |
| Oct. 19: | Israeli troops pull back from Jenin |
| Oct. 23: | Israel holds fire in reply to bus blast; U.S. given chance to push plan for Palestinian state |
| Oct. 26: | Israeli troops hunt militants in Jenin |
| Nov. 10: | Islamic Jihad leader killed; Israeli soldiers end search for suspect in bus bombings |
| Nov. 11: | Gunman kills 5 at kibbutz near bor der; Israel ends 2-week blockade of Jenin |
| Nov. 12: | Israel warns of ‘definitive’ reaction; Tanks enter camp in aftermath of attack on kibbutz |
| Nov. 13: | Israeli tanks enter Nablus; missiles strike Gaza target |
| Nov. 14: | Israel arrests 4 suspects in Gaza; Official vows long campaign after kibbutz shootings |
| Nov. 15: | 3 Suspects held in kibbutz attack; Israelis capture alleged plot leader |
| Nov. 18: | Israeli forces target Gaza security center |
| Nov. 23: | Lockdown grips Bethlehem; Israelis clamp down in W. Bank after bus attack |
| Nov. 20: | 5 killed as Israeli troops sweep town |
| Nov. 27: | 2 West Bank militants killed; Israeli missile strike blamed |
| Nov. 27: | Israelis kill 2 key Palestinians |
| Nov. 30: | Israel swiftly acts after deadly attacks; Troops demolish houses; officials study Kenya blast |
| Dec. 1: | Palestinian youth killed; Israeli tanks move on town |
| Dec. 3: | Dozens injured in clashes with Israeli army; 2 Palestinian teens killed in W. Bank |
| Dec. 4: | Israeli soldier kills woman, 95, in taxi van skirting checkpoint |
| Dec. 5: | Militant killed in Israeli attack; Palestinian called lead bombmaker |
| Dec. 7: | 10 killed in Israeli hunt for militant; Dead include 2 UN employees |
| Dec. 10: | 3 Palestinians slain by Israeli soldiers |
| Dec. 11: | Israelis kill suspected militant, round up 25 in Gaza |
| Dec. 23: | Palestinian elections are put on hold; Leadership cites Israeli occupation |
| Dec. 27: | Lull ends as Israel troops kill 6 in West Bank raids |
| Dec. 28: | Jewish school raid ends with 6 deaths; Israeli army holds car-bomb suspect |
| Dec. 29: | Israel blamed for death of 9-year-old in Gaza Strip |
Palestinians taking action but not identified | |
| June 5: | Car bomb near Israeli bus kills at least 14, injures 45; CIA chief presses Arafat on curbing suicide attacks; Sharon Oks fence along West Bank |
| June 6: | Israel strikes at Arafat after bombing kills 17; Military move into compound follows suicide attack on bus |
| June 8: | Gunmen enter settlement, slay 3 in West Bank |
| June 12: | Suicide bomber kills teen, injures 11; Arafat regime condemns attack |
| June 16: | Palestinian, 2 Israelis die in Gaza clash |
| June 18: | Suicide bombing kills 14 in Jerusalem |
| June 18: | Bomber blows up near disputed West Bank border fence |
| June 19: | 20 die in blast; Israel vows to retake West Bank lands; Sharon visits bus bomb site |
| June 20: | Bomb kills 8 in Jerusalem; Attack is 2nd in 2 days; troops move in W. Bank |
| June 20: | Bombings delay unveiling of Bush’s Mideast initiative |
| June 21: | Settlers slain in atta ck; Palestinians rounded up |
| July 1: | Israeli troops kill bombmaker blamed for deadly attacks |
| July 11: | Army officer, Palestinian die in separate shootings |
| July 17: | 7 Israelis die in West Bank bus attack |
| July 18: | Tandem bombers strike in Tel Aviv; Blast is 1st in Israel since crackdown |
| July 26: | Rabbi dies in roadside attack near settlement |
| July 27: | 4 settlers slain in the West Bank |
| July 31: | Jerusalem blast kills suicide bomber, 17 |
| Aug. 1: | Hunger for food, normalcy drives Nablus to defy curfew |
| Aug. 1: | 7 die in Israeli campus attack; At least 80 hurt; 3 Americans are among the dead |
| Aug. 4: | Bomb explodes on bus in Israel |
| Aug. 5: | Wave of attacks stuns Israel; at least 13 dead |
| Sept. 1: | 5 killed in Israeli helicopter strike; Gunman wounds 2 at religious school |
| Sept. 2: | Gaza attack dealt blow to security plan; Move toward peace effectively scuttled |
| Sept. 7: | Israel on High Alert at Holy Days; Foiled bombing spurs attack fears |
| Sept. 19: | Bomb breaks 6-week calm ; Police officer killed in northern Israel |
| Oct. 11: | Bus driver, medic pin bomber as passengers flee; Suicide attacker slips while trying to get on; woman dies |
| Oct. 12: | Bomber seized near embassy in Tel Aviv; Arafat backers protest Hamas |
| Oct. 22: | 14 die in Israel blast; Explosives-laden SUV triggers bus inferno |
| Oct. 28: | Suicide bomber kills 3; Troops kill 2 |
| Oct. 28: | West Bank bomb kills 3 Israelis; Device explodes in struggle with suicide attacker |
| Nov. 3: | Israeli hawk accepts defense minister post; Suicide bombing reportedly foiled |
| Nov. 5: | Latest suicide bombing kills 3; Sharon tries to stabilize coalition |
| Nov. 7: | Gunman kills 2 Israelis, is shot dead |
| Nov. 11: | Gunman kills 5 at kibbutz near border; Israel ends 2-week blockade of Jenin |
| Nov. 17: | Gunmen targeted troops, not settlers; Worshipers unhurt in W. Bank; curfew imposed in Hebron |
| Nov. 17: | Palestinians held in wake of ambush; UN chief deplores killings of 12 Jews |
| Nov. 21: | Bus bombing kills 11 in Jerusalem |
| Nov. 22: | Life, death just a bus seat away; Attack raises stakes for Israeli hawks |
| Nov. 22: | Suicide bomber on bus claims 11 lives |
| Nov. 23: | Lockdown grips Bethlehem; Israelis clamp down in W. Bank after bus attack |
| Nov. 29: | Attacks mar primary win for Sharon |
| Nov. 29: | Shooting overshadows Sharon win |
| Dec. 9: | Palestinian woman killed, 3 kids injured; 4 Israeli soldiers wounded by bombs |
| Dec. 17: | 7 Arabs, 2 Jews slain; court clears Fatah leader for trial |
| Dec. 18: | Israelis attacked near site of shooting |
| Jewish school raid ends with 6 deaths; Israeli army holds car-bomb suspect | |
| Dec. 30: | Deadly attack shakes settlement; West Bank group disdained fences |
Israelis taking action but not identified | |
| June 11: | Siege of Arafat compound delays changes |
| June 16: | Gaza workers idled by checkpoints; Crackdown keeps many Palestinians from reaching jobs |
| June 16: | Palestinian, 2 Israelis die in Gaza clash |
| June 20: | Bomb kills 8 in Jerusalem; Attack is 2nd in 2 days; troops move in W. Bank |
| June 21: | Settlers slain in attack; Palestinians rounded up |
| June 24: | West Bank city feels full trauma of new occupation; Jenin residents decry ‘revenge’ |
| July 2: | Palestinians protest leaders; Hamas threatens revenge for killing of bombmaker |
| July 11: | Army officer, Palestinian die in separate shootings |
| July 15: | F-16 attack oddly does Hamas wish |
| Aug 25: | Militant slain, 2 wounded in West Bank |
| Aug. 29: | Shelling in Gaza kills 4 Bedouin; Israel-Palestinian meeting canceled |
| Sept. 3: | High court OKs expulsion of terror suspects’ kin |
| Sept. 14: | 3 Palestinians die as blast destroys home |
| Sept. 18: | Bomb rattles Palestinian school; Explosion occurs as talks held on provisional state |
| Sept. 20: | Tanks surround Arafat again; 19 sought after Tel Aviv bombing |
| Oct. 1: | 2 boys killed in West Bank city |
| Oct. 14: | Phone explodes, militant dies |
| Oct. 23: | W. Bank farmers reap sad harvest; Plentiful olive crop marred by clashes with army, settlers |
| Oct. 27: | Troops hunt Jenin suspects; boy, 13, killed in Gaza clash |
| Oct. 28: | Suicide bomber kills 3; Troops kill 2 |
| Nov. 3: | Border cops resume use of attack dogs |
| Nov. 17: | Gunmen targeted troops, not settlers; Worshipers unhurt in W. Bank; curfew imposed in Hebron |
| Nov. 17: | Palestinians held in wake of ambush; UN chief deplores killings of 12 Jews |
| Nov. 26: | Soldiers kill boy in clash at Nablus |
| Dec. 8: | Troops stop bomber, kill terror suspect |
| Dec. 9: | Palestinian woman killed, 3 kids injured; 4 Israeli soldiers wounded by bombs |
| Dec. 16: | Arafat distances self, cause from Al Qaeda; Palestinian leader banned again from Bethlehem visit |
| Dec. 17: | 7 Arabs, 2 Jews slain; court clears Fatah leader for trial |
| Dec. 26: | Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen |
| Dec. 26: | West Bank barrier cuts off farmers; Fence carves up Palestinian land |