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A “Tel Aviv” Response

It’s nice to see this Wall St. Journal correction after an update on Qassam fire reported that “Tel Aviv responded with air and ground fire . . .” The recent decision to respond to Gaza…

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It’s nice to see this Wall St. Journal correction after an update on Qassam fire reported that “Tel Aviv responded with air and ground fire . . .”

The recent decision to respond to Gaza militants firing rockets into southern Israel was made by the Israeli government in Jerusalem. A World-Wide item Friday incorrectly said the response was from Tel Aviv, which is where Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak had met with some of his military leaders.

As a reader pointed out to the WSJ, the original wording reinforces the belief that Jerusalem is not the legitimate capital of Israel.

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