December 15, 2025 – Israel Headlines

Story gist: An attack at Bondi Beach killed 16 people, including a Holocaust survivor, a London-born rabbi, and a 10-year-old girl.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian emphasizes sympathetic victims like Holocaust survivor in ‘terror attack’ framing. Center ABC focuses on community aid and support resources, using mild ‘attack’ term and omitting victim details or death toll. Right-leaning Australian highlights ‘massacre’ with 16 dead, leading with girl and rabbi victims for dramatic impact.

Story gist: Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Haaretz frames Kast as a ‘far-right candidate,’ emphasizing ideological extremity with negative connotations. Center outlet The Times of Israel and right-leaning The Jerusalem Post omit the Chilean election, instead covering a Lebanon-Hezbollah incident: center highlights Lebanese FM’s report of an Israeli offensive warning, right stresses IDF calling off attack after Lebanese army action. Center and right perspectives on election absent.

Story gist: A student at Brown University described an alleged gunman bursting into a lecture hall and making eye contact. A Wisconsin man was identified as a person of interest in the deadly shooting.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN emphasizes identification of a Wisconsin man as person of interest in the ‘deadly’ shooting, focusing on suspect and investigative details. Center Providence Journal describes campus as ‘snowy and quiet’ after ‘mass shooting,’ stressing atmospheric aftermath and local scene. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on security lapses, gun rights, or perpetrator motives.

Story gist: World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued a Hanukkah appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump. Jewish leader Fingerhut called on the U.S. government for more security support, and Sen. Rick Scott stated that the anti-Israel voice does not represent America.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting any perspective that might question pro-Israel appeals or emphasize domestic divisions. Center coverage neutrally frames Fingerhut’s request as a general call to the ‘US government’ for security aid. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Sen. Scott’s partisan rhetoric rejecting ‘anti-Israel’ voices as un-American, highlighting strong pro-Israel solidarity.

Story gist: Israel killed a senior Hamas leader in Gaza. The action occurred amid a fragile truce.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like WaPo frame Israel as aggressor by leading with ‘Israel kills Hamas leader…challenging fragile truce,’ emphasizing disruption. Center outlets like Reuters neutrally attribute threat via ‘Hamas says Israel’s killing…threatens ceasefire,’ focusing on claims. Right-leaning perspective absent, omitting potential emphasis on eliminating terrorist threat or defending security.