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HR Prompts Telegraph to Change Temple Mount “Palestine” Photo

The Telegraph’s travel section has some interesting and surprising tourism news. While Israel is the tenth fastest growing tourist destination so far in 2017, the number one position goes to “Palestine.” This was the opening…

Simon Plosker
August 8, 2017
12:00 am

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This was the opening photo in the article:

The caption reads: “This is the world’s fastest growing destination – but where is it?”

We can tell you where it is not. The Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock are located not in the world’s fastest growing destination (“Palestine” according to the Telegraph), but in Jerusalem where Israel is sovereign.

Following a request from HonestReporting, the Telegraph agreed and changed its photo to an image from Bethlehem, the most obvious tourist destination administered by the Palestinian Authority. We commend the Telegraph for its prompt action.

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Tags: Daily Telegraph, distorted facts, Dome of the Rock, israel, Jerusalem, palestine, palestinians, photo bias, success, Temple Mount, tourism

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.

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