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This dissertation seeks to assess the editorial treatment given by elite west European and American newspapers to the Arab-Israeli conflict during the 1980-1982 time period. The study was based on a content analysis of editorials dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict in The Washington Post, The Times of London, Le Monde of France, and Corriere Della Sera of Italy. A number of variables were coded for each editorial paragraph, including editorial opinion, political symbols, editorial issues, personality focus, bilateral relations, country category, diplomatic initiatives, prominence, and size characteristics. The study found the four papers to be remarkably similar in their emphasis on issues, topics, countries, and personalities. Further, editorial interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict reached its highest levels during times of crises, such as the Israeli raid on Iraq's nuclear reactor, Israeli's annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights and the war in Lebanon. In addition, the study found the views held by the four papers to reflect to a large extent the basic positions held by the policymakers in the United States, Britain, France, and Italy. |
