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The Independent Corrects Error in Israeli Political Plan

Simon Plosker
November 3, 2019
12:00 am

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The current state of affairs regarding Israeli politics is confusing enough without the media getting the technical details wrong. But that’s precisely what The Independent did in a September 25 story dealing with Benjamin Netanyahu being given the mandate by President Reuven Rivlin to attempt to form a coalition government. (So far, this has ended in failure.)

We spotted the following error:

Wrong @Independent @Beltrew. The president proposed LENGTHENING the period for which a prime minister could take leave without surrendering his job beyond the current 100-day limit. It's complicated enough without you getting the facts wrong. Pls correct. https://t.co/1q514pjQ7e pic.twitter.com/GxIW4H9ezY

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) September 26, 2019

Why this has taken over a month to correct is beyond us but we are glad that, following correspondence with The Independent, the text has finally been updated to reflect the facts: that the law could be amended to lengthen a 100-day limit on the prime minister’s leave of absence.

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Tags: distorted facts, Israeli elections, success, The Independent

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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