PBS Relocates Holon Stabbing Attack Into West Bank

August 8, 2024

In her Aug. 4 PBS Weekend News broadcast, Laura Barrón-López misidentified Holon, the site in central Israel of a deadly stabbing attack yesterday, as located within the West Bank.

At the very beginning of the show, she erred about the Aug. 4 fatal stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Holon: 
Israel’s security minister is urging people in the country to carry weapons to defend themselves following a stabbing attack in the West Bank. Police say a Palestinian militant stabbed four people in a suburb of Tel Aviv, killing an elderly man and woman. (Emphasis added.)
Holon is not located in the West Bank. The city is within internationally recognized Israeli territory, clearly on the Israeli side of the so-called Green Line, the armistice line which divides between Israel and the West Bank. Close to Tel Aviv, Holon is at least a couple of dozen kilometers away from the West Bank.
CAMERA has contacted PBS to request a correction, on the air and online. Stay tuned for any updates.

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