The Guardian Retracts Ceasefire Tweet

The Guardian replaces a misleading tweet that falsely implied Israel was the cause of a Gaza ceasefire breakdown.

By Simon Plosker July 15, 2014

One HonestReporting subscriber called out The Guardian’s journalists when he saw this tweet:

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Of course, the Gaza ceasefire did not collapse as a result of Israeli attacks – it collapsed six hours earlier when Hamas continued to fire rockets at Israel.

The tweet was swiftly removed and replaced with this more palatable tweet:

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Now if only The Guardian would do something about its live blog headline:

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(Hat tip: Jason Pearlman)

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Simon Plosker

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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