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The Observer Nixes Jerusalem

UPDATE Following HonestReporting’s correspondence, we commend The Observer for promptly issuing the following correction: * * * The Observer features a story on British arms sales in the Middle East. While it does…

Simon Plosker
August 21, 2016
12:00 am

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UPDATE

Following HonestReporting’s correspondence, we commend The Observer for promptly issuing the following correction:

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The Observer features a story on British arms sales in the Middle East. While it does not focus on Israel in the main text, it does list Israel as a client for UK arms:

Is the reference to Tel Aviv yet another in the all too familiar effort to avoid acknowledging the status of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital?

A request for a correction has been sent to The Observer. Watch this space.

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Tags: capital city, distorted facts, Jerusalem, Misleading terminology, success, Tel Aviv, The Observer

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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