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US wants Israeli 'crack down' on settler violence - Rubio

Times of Israel reaches for "extremist" where Al Jazeera English stays flat.

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What happened The United States wants Israel to do more to deter attacks committed by settlers in the West Bank, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
The headline split RTE News (Ireland) frames it as "US wants Israeli 'crack down' on settler violence - Rubio". Times of Israel frames it as "‘Very disturbed’ Rubio urges Israeli crackdown on extremist settler violence".
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CenterUS wants Israeli 'crack down' on settler violence - Rubio

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Oct 18, 12:48 AM

US wants Israeli 'crack down' on settler violence - Rubio

The United States wants Israel to do more to deter attacks committed by settlers in the West Bank, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Oct 18, 3:44 AM

Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack

Rubio wants ‘crackdown’ on settler violence after US journalist attack

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Times of IsraelNews report · Oct 18, 1:49 AM

‘Very disturbed’ Rubio urges Israeli crackdown on extremist settler violence

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Report says IDF received distress calls about armed settlers’ threats on Saturday, but only reacted hours later * 17-year-old stabbed to death in Ashkelon in suspected dispute between crime...

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Oct 18, 12:48 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Oct 18, 1:49 AM: Times of Israel joined the source map.

Oct 18, 3:44 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.