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The study aims to analyze ideological positioning in Al Jazeera’s Arabic and English coverage of the Gaza-Israel war.

May 8, 2026Cogent Arts and HumanitiesOpen Access

A critical discourse analysis of ideological positioning in Al Jazeera’s bilingual coverage of the 2023–2024 Gaza-Israel war

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LKLama KhalifahUniversity of Jordan AAAbdel Rahman Mitib AltakhainehUniversity of Jordan RZRania Za’rourUniversity of Jordan

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Critical discourse analysis reveals ideological narrative differences in Al Jazeera’s bilingual coverage of the Gaza-Israel war, suggesting audience targeting.

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The study aims to analyze ideological positioning in Al Jazeera’s Arabic and English coverage of the Gaza-Israel war.
Employs Critical Discourse Analysis using Fairclough’s framework
Analyzes a bilingual corpus of 94 articles
Combines qualitative textual analysis with quantitative frequency mapping
AJA uses pro-Palestinian framing 89% of the time, while AJE uses neutral terms 81% of the time.
AJA represents Palestinian casualties in active voice 79% of the time, contrasting with AJE's higher passivization at 68%.
AJE incorporates more diverse perspectives compared to AJA’s focus on Palestinian and Arab sources.

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Khalifah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7d94bfa21ec5bbf0604d https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2026.2664226

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Critical discourse analysis reveals ideological narrative differences in Al Jazeera’s bilingual coverage of the Gaza-Israel war, suggesting audience targeting.

A critical discourse analysis of ideological positioning in Al Jazeera’s bilingual coverage of the 2023–2024 Gaza-Israel war

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A critical discourse analysis of ideological positioning in Al Jazeera’s bilingual coverage of the 2023–2024 Gaza-Israel war

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