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UPDATE: Guardian Style Guide: Tel Aviv No Longer Israel’s Capital

Update – 30/07/12 While the BBC’s failure to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in its Olympics coverage has caught the attention of many of us, including the Israeli government, let’s not forget that The Guardian…

Simon Plosker
July 30, 2012
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Update – 30/07/12

While the BBC’s failure to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in its Olympics coverage has caught the attention of many of us, including the Israeli government, let’s not forget that The Guardian previously went even further than this. In April 2012, the newspaper referred to its style guide which stated: “Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel; Tel Aviv is”.

It looks like The Guardian has had a change of heart since then. Very quietly, beneath the radar, the paper has amended its style guide:

The Guardian now refers to Jerusalem as the “seat of government”. Tel Aviv, however, is no longer the capital city.

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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.

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