CNN Gaffe: "Deadly Attack on Jerusalem Mosque"

In what can only be assumed to be a gaffe on the part of CNN producers, an interview with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat included a seriously amiss caption confusing the synagogue in this morning’s attack with a mosque.

UPDATE

Presumably in response to the embarrassment, CNN has removed its video. Unfortunately for CNN, we recorded the relevant clip:

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Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020.

Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias.

Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

CNN Gaffe: “Deadly Attack on Jerusalem Mosque”

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