Jerusalem Error Corrected in The Sunday Times

The Irish edition of The Sunday Times (paywall) reported on calls within Ireland to recognize a Palestinian state. The story referred to a visit by the Irish Foreign Minister to Israel in January:

But why would such a meeting take place in Tel Aviv rather than Israel’s capital where its government is located?

It wouldn’t.

In fact, as his own department’s press release makes clear, Irish FM Simon Coveney met Netanyahu in Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv.

We do not know whether this error was a result of a knee-jerk inability to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel’s capital or just a simple mistake.

HonestReporting contacted editors and the text has been corrected.

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.

Jerusalem Error Corrected in The Sunday Times

Simon Plosker

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