SUCCESS: Washington Post Corrects Western Wall Error

Credit to the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler for writing a thorough fact-checking of John Kerry’s recent speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then responding almost immediately to our request to fix a factual error in the piece.

The article included the following:

The Western Wall is not Judaism’s holiest site. The Temple Mount is. Within minutes of our request, the article was amended:

Thank you to Glenn Kessler for his swift response.

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.

SUCCESS: Washington Post Corrects Western Wall Error

Simon Plosker

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