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Simon Plosker

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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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Simon Plosker

Headline Fails: CNN Removes Marc Lamont Hill

CNN did the right thing firing Marc Lamont Hill after his UN speech calling for the destruction of Israel. Some media headlines didn’t get it right.

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Whitewash: PBS on Iranian Jews

PBS Newshour’s Reza Sayah paints a rosy picture when he interviews Iranian Jews but ends up whitewashing the Islamic regime.

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HR Prompts West Bank Rocket Correction

In an interview with Israeli soccer player Tomer Hemed, The Independent accidentally states that Palestinian rockets were fired from the West Bank rather than Gaza.

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Trauma and Terror: The View from the South

As a rocket barrage strikes Israel’s south, HonestReporting’s Simon Plosker sees the death and destruction in Ashkelon and elsewhere for himself.

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FT Skews Khan al-Ahmar Every Which Way

A Financial Times video report on the Bedouin encampment of Khan al-Ahmar frames the dispute in a biased and simplistic way.

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Antisemitism: Judas Slur on Jewish Voters

Judas’ betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of silver is classic antisemitism when used in the context of Australian Jewish voters in the Wentworth by-election.

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Academics’ Letter Exposes BDS Hypocrisy

A letter in The Guardian from academics supporting student BDS activist Lara Alqasem’s right to study in Israel includes BDS supporters.

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An Irish Teacher’s Harsh Unreality

Daire Louise O’Dowd’s piece for IrishCentral about her experiences in the Palestinian territories is a mess of misinformation, inaccuracies and propaganda.

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