November 27, 2025 – Israel Headlines

1FBI investigating shooting of 2 National Guard members as potential international terrorism: Sources

Story gist: FBI investigates shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., as potential international terrorism, sources say. Police identified the suspect as an Afghan man.
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Police identify suspect in national guard shooting as Afghan man
— The Guardian
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Center
What we know about the suspect in DC National Guard shooting
— USA Today
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian lead with the suspect’s Afghan identity, emphasizing ethnicity early. Center outlets such as USA Today use neutral ‘what we know’ framing for factual updates on the DC incident. Right-leaning outlets are absent, leaving out potential emphasis on terrorism motives, immigration failures, or national security threats.

2‘Failure of Judgment’: Following Backlash, Writer Peter Beinart Apologizes for Speaking at Tel Aviv University

Story gist: Writer Peter Beinart spoke at Tel Aviv University and later apologized for the event, calling it a failure of judgment amid backlash. The backlash came from BDS activists and others condemning the appearance.
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Palestinians Condemn Peter Beinart’s Event at Tel Aviv University in the Midst of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
— BDS Movement
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Center
BDS activists blast Jewish Israel critic Peter Beinart for speaking at Tel Aviv University
— The Times of Israel
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Peter Beinart’s Tel Aviv University lecture sparks backlash
— The Jerusalem Post
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like BDS Movement frame the story as Palestinian condemnation of Beinart’s event amid ‘Israel’s Genocide in Gaza,’ emphasizing anti-Israel activism and inflammatory language. Center outlets like The Times of Israel highlight Beinart as a ‘Jewish Israel critic’ blasted by BDS activists, noting his identity neutrally. Right-leaning Jerusalem Post reports neutrally as Beinart’s lecture sparking backlash, omitting activist details and tones.

3IDF says troops killed 4 gunmen, captured 2 others who emerged from Rafah tunnel

Story gist: IDF troops killed four gunmen and captured two others who emerged from a tunnel in Rafah.
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U.S. Senators Urge Trump to Investigate IDF Violations of U.S. Human Rights Law
— Haaretz
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Center
IDF says troops killed 4 gunmen, captured 2 others who emerged from Rafah tunnel
— The Times of Israel
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Haaretz frames story around U.S. senators urging Trump to probe IDF for U.S. human rights law violations, emphasizing criticism. Center Times of Israel reports IDF statement factually on kills and captures. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential emphasis on IDF success against militants.

4Anti-Israel figures appointed to Mamdani’s transition team

Story gist: NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed members to his Arts and Culture Transition Committee.
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Meet the Members of Mamdani’s Arts and Culture Transition Committee
— Hyperallergic
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Center
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani raises half of $4M fundraising goal in less than 20 days
— ABC7 New York
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Anti-Israel figures appointed to Mamdani’s transition team
— The Jerusalem Post
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Hyperallergic neutrally introduces ‘Meet the Members’ of Mamdani’s Arts and Culture Transition Committee. Right-leaning Jerusalem Post frames appointments critically as ‘Anti-Israel figures.’ Center-leaning ABC7 omits the appointments entirely, focusing instead on Mamdani raising half his $4M fundraising goal in under 20 days, absenting any perspective on the committee.