Israel has threatened to annul press credentials of journalists and editors who use ‘contrary to reality’ headlines for their articles. The move comes in response to a publication from US broadcaster CBS after a terror attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
CBS reacted to the terrorist attack which claimed the life of a 19-year-old female officer with a post titled “3 Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on,” triggering outrage among Israeli officials.
"'Three Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on.' This is the headline that CBS chose to put on its website after the murderous terrorist attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem earlier today. We cannot ignore this. We will consider revoking the press credentials of journalists and editors who write headlines that are contrary to reality," said Nitzan Chen, Israel Government Press Director, in a statement on Facebook.