In 2002, a Glasgow University study found that barely 9 per cent of young British viewers of television news knew that the Israelis were the occupying force and that the illegal settlers were Jewish: many believed them to be Palestinian. The term 'Occupied Territories' was rarely explained, and people were not told that the Palestinians were the victims of an illegal military occupation. Language was used selectively, terms such as 'murder' and 'atrocity' applied exclusively to the deaths of Israelis. Only they were worthy victims. The deaths of Palestinians were ... non-existent news.