The Irish edition of The Times of London (paywall) reports on the Israeli Embassy in Dublin’s response to a proposed ban on importation of Israeli goods and services from the disputed territories, particularly Jewish settlements.
The story states:
The Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 is supported by Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin and would make it an offence for a person to import or sell goods or services originating in illegal settlements.
It concluded:
HonestReporting believes that a contentious issue such as Jewish settlements should be reported fairly and accurately. Media consumers should be made aware that there are competing opinions on the issue and that “international law,” itself a fluid concept, when applied to settlements is interpretive and not an undisputed fact.
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That’s why we requested The Times of London’s Irish edition to follow its own prior example and that of other media outlets in using more appropriate language and terminology.
As a result, The Times has added the following sentence to the former paragraph above:
The Times has also added the following to its final paragraph:
We commend The Times for promptly making these additions to its story.
