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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Linguistics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Linguistics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Russian Journal of Linguistics</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2687-0088</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2686-8024</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">52500</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2687-0088-43746</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">NRFEZT</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАУЧНЫЕ СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Narrative framing of Western media headlines on the 2023 Palestinian-Israeli conflict</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Нарративное фреймирование заголовков западных СМИ о палестино-израильском конфликте 2023 года</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9888-8041</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Al-Daher</surname><given-names>Zeyad</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Аль-Дахер</surname><given-names>Зейад</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доцент кафедры английского языка и литературы</p></bio><email>zeyad.aldaher@yu.edu.jo</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-1216</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zabadi</surname><given-names>Mohammad</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Забади</surname><given-names>Мохаммад</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Director of the Foundation Program Unit</p></bio><bio 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xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullah Area</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет науки и технологий Персидского залива</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">The University of Jordan</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Иорданский университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>30</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 30, NO3 (2026)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 30, №3 (2026)</issue-title><fpage>635</fpage><lpage>656</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-09-29"><day>29</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Al-Daher Z., Zabadi M., Jarrah M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Аль-Дахер З., Забади М., Джаррах М.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2026, Al-Daher Z., Zabadi M., Jarrah M.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Al-Daher Z., Zabadi M., Jarrah M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Аль-Дахер З., Забади М., Джаррах М.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Al-Daher Z., Zabadi M., Jarrah M.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/52500">https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/52500</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In conflicts marked by asymmetrical power and contested legitimacy, news headlines are not neutral labels of events; they are condensed discursive sites through which media institutions can shape public understanding, sympathy and accountability. The study examines Western media reporting on the 2023 Palestinian-Israeli conflict (RPIC). It aims to reveal the linguistic and narrative strategies that are employed in media discourse to influence public understanding of the conflict. It analyzes 97 news headlines published between October 7, 2023, and February 2025 in seven major Western outlets (The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Washington Post, CNN, and Reuters). Two theoretical frameworks were adopted for the purpose of this study: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Narrative Framing Theory. The data analysis revealed that the examined Western media frequently employ certain discursive and narrative strategies, such as the obscuring of agency, lexical choices, narrative depersonalization, sentimentalization through the emphasis on familial roles, and emotional framing. It was also found that the use of such strategies may align with certain dominant political narratives by highlighting Israeli suffering and minimizing Palestinian suffering. The study concludes that some Western news headlines do not always describe the conflict objectively; rather, they construct certain ideological and political narratives that directly affect international understanding of the conflict. Thus, the study recommends that media discourse be critically scrutinized to identify and challenge potentially nonobjective journalistic practices. The findings contribute to CDA and narrative-framing research by showing how headline-level linguistic choices can produce unequal hierarchies of visibility, empathy, and accountability in conflict reporting.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В конфликтах, характеризующихся асимметрией сил и оспариваемой легитимностью, новостные заголовки представляют собой не нейтральные обозначения событий, а концентрированные дискурсивные пространства, посредством которых медиаинституты могут формировать общественное понимание, вызывать сочувствие и определять представления об ответственности. В исследовании рассматривается освещение западными СМИ палестино-израильского конфликта 2023 года (RPIC). Его цель заключается в выявлении лингвистических и нарративных стратегий, используемых в медиадискурсе для воздействия на общественное понимание конфликта. В исследовании анализируются 97 новостных заголовков, опубликованных в период с 7 октября 2023 года по февраль 2025 года в шести ведущих западных СМИ ( The Guardian , Los Angeles Times , The New York Times , The Washington Post , CNN и Reuters ). В качестве теоретической основы исследования были использованы два подхода: критический дискурс-анализ (CDA) и теория нарративного фрейминга. Анализ данных показал, что западные СМИ часто применяют определённые дискурсивные и нарративные стратегии, включая сокрытие агента действия, выбор лексических средств, нарративную деперсонализацию, сентиментализацию посредством акцентирования семейных ролей и эмоциональное фреймирование. Также было установлено, что использование подобных стратегий может согласовываться с определёнными доминирующими политическими нарративами посредством подчёркивания страданий израильтян и минимизации страданий палестинцев. Результаты позволяют сделать вывод, что некоторые заголовки западных СМИ не всегда объективно описывают конфликт; скорее, они конструируют определённые идеологические и политические нарративы, которые непосредственно влияют на понимание конфликта международной аудиторией. В связи с этим исследование рекомендует подвергать медиадискурс критическому анализу с целью выявления и оспаривания потенциально необъективных журналистских практик. Полученные результаты вносят вклад в исследования в области критического дискурс-анализа и нарративного фрейминга, демонстрируя, каким образом языковые средства, используемые на уровне заголовков, могут формировать неравные иерархии видимости, эмпатии и ответственности при освещении конфликтов.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>media discourse</kwd><kwd>news headlines</kwd><kwd>Palestinian-Israeli conflict</kwd><kwd>ideology</kwd><kwd>critical discourse analysis</kwd><kwd>narrative framing</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>медиадискурс</kwd><kwd>новостные заголовки</kwd><kwd>палестино-израильский конфликт</kwd><kwd>идеология</kwd><kwd>критический дискурс-анализ</kwd><kwd>нарративное фреймирование</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Al-Dala’ien, Othman A., Zeyad Al-Daher, Yasser Al-Shboul &amp; Mohammad Al-Rousan. 2023. 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