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The Times Delineates a “Jewish Border”

The Times of London (subscription only) reports on the death of an Iranian general on Syrian territory, allegedly in an Israeli drone strike. But the story gets off to a strange start: A…

Simon Plosker
January 20, 2015
12:00 am

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The Times of London (subscription only) reports on the death of an Iranian general on Syrian territory, allegedly in an Israeli drone strike. But the story gets off to a strange start:

A state’s border, of course, cannot be defined by religion nor can they be religious. On the assumption that this is nothing more than a editorial error, we expect The Times, having been notified by HonestReporting, to correct its misleading terminology.

We do, however, wish to thank The Times for recognizing Israel’s border with Syria.

UPDATE

The Times has removed the word “Jewish” from the paragraph, which now refers simply to “the border.”

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Tags: Golan Heights, Iran, Jewish border, Misleading terminology, success, Syria, The Times of London

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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