Reports misleading on Palestine/Israel violence

In a report in the Irish Examiner (World, October 20) on the most recent escalation of violence in Palestine/Israel, this line appears: “During a month of violence, nine Israelis and the Eritrean have been killed in a wave of shootings and stabbings by Palestinian assailants.”

Although the unfortunate Eritrean man was shot by security forces and then attacked by a mob of Israelis, this reporting would give anyone the impression that he was killed by Palestinians.

Further the piece states: “Forty-one Arabs — including 20 identified by Israel as attackers — have been killed, with the rest dying in clashes with Israeli troops.”