The Israel-Palestine Conflict Coverage in the Mainstream Media: A Systematic Review

Authors

  • Nurul iman alwani Ehsham Faculty of Languages and Education, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
  • Nor Fatin Abdul Jabar Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Kamariah Yunus Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), 21300 Gong Badak, Terengganu, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2025.7.7.1

Keywords:

Israel-Palestine conflict, systematic literature review, news discourse, media framing

Abstract

This study examines how the Israel-Palestine conflict is rendered in mainstream media. Nowadays, news discourse intensely influences the public understanding of complex conflicts. Using a systematic literature review, this study reviews literature from 2019-2024 via Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Semantic Scholar databases. 20 selected articles were examined to see the thematic pattern and theoretical and methodological trends. Five main themes discovered were (1) using language to shape opinion, (2) media framing, (3) imbalance coverage, (4) visual framing, and (5) media bias and ideology, whereas the common method and theory applied were critical discourse analysis and Framing Theory, respectively. This study aims to intensify awareness of media framing choices in shaping public understanding of the conflict.

Author Biographies

  • Nurul iman alwani Ehsham, Faculty of Languages and Education, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)

    Nurul Iman Alwani binti Ehsham is a postgraduate student at University of Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia, focusing on discourse analysis and corpus linguistics. She is currently involved in academic research. 

  • Nor Fatin Abdul Jabar, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamariah Binti Yunus is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Language and Communication, University of Sultan Zainal Abidin. Her expertise is in corpus linguistics, Address: University of Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kampung Gong Badak, 21300 Terengganu, Malaysia. Phone: +60 195264168. Email: kamariah@unisza.edu.my

  • Kamariah Yunus, Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), 21300 Gong Badak, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Nor Fatin Abdul Jabar is a researcher in English linguistics specializing in Discourse Studies and Corpus Linguistics. Her work examines language use in social contexts, exploring how meaning and identity are constructed. 

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Published

2025-11-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 7

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Ehsham, N. iman alwani, Nor Fatin Abdul Jabar, & Kamariah Yunus. (2025). The Israel-Palestine Conflict Coverage in the Mainstream Media: A Systematic Review. International Journal of English Language Studies, 7(7), 01-15. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2025.7.7.1