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Article: YES offering Fox News as alternative to CNN, cable may follow suit
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- Jerusalem Post
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- June 21, 2002
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Headline: YES offering Fox News as alternative to CNN, cable may follow
suit
Byline: GWEN ACKERMAN, Itim contributed to this report.
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 05
Friday, June 21, 2002 -- Israelis have had enough of CNN's perceived
pro- Palestinian coverage of the Palestinian terror campaign and its
founder's equating Israeli military strikes with terrorism, and they
have made sure local multi-channel broadcasters know it.
In response to repeated requests, the satellite broadcaster YES yesterday
added FOX News to its basic subscription package, whose coverage Israelis
consider to be more balanced.
The cable companies also hope to broadcast Fox News, and ...