A press-freedom group's board was pressured to redefine "journalist" in a way that would erase most Palestinian reporters from its list of those killed — bad for Israel's critics, and revealing of how badly the numbers hurt Israel's image.

• The Committee to Protect Journalists tracks reporters killed worldwide, and Israel has killed more journalists in a short span than possibly any country in history.
• A push started to exclude Gaza reporters tied to groups Israel labels terrorist, which would categorically drop almost every Palestinian from the list.
• The logic falls apart fast: most news outlets have political ties (RT, the BBC, NPR, Israeli army radio), and you can't call one side's reporters fair game without the others.
• Nearly every political faction in Gaza is designated a terrorist group, so freelancers there almost can't avoid working with one — making the rule a backdoor to strip their protection.
• The board member who demanded a proper vote, Nika Sununang, was abruptly told her term was up and removed the next morning.

Outlook: The redefinition effort was voted down for now, but pressure on media organizations to discount Palestinian journalist deaths is likely to keep coming.