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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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Jerusalem Error Corrected in The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times Irish edition corrects the error after wrongly stating the Irish Foreign Minister met Israeli PM Netanyahu in Tel Aviv rather than its capital Jerusalem.

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HR Prompts FT to Correct Political Error

The Financial Times erroneously claims that the Yesh Atid party is the second-largest in the Knesset. HonestReporting gets the correction.

Down Under
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HR Prompts SMH to Correct Iranian Drone Error

HR gets the Sydney Morning Herald to correct a story that erroneously claimed an Iranian drone had been shot down by Israel over Syrian rather than Israeli territory.

Down Under
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LA Times Ignores Correction Request

The LA Times erroneously claims that all Arab MKs would boycott US Vice President Mike Pence’s Knesset speech yet ignores repeated requests for a correction.

Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS)
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Why Did Haaretz Publish a Pro-BDS Ad?

Haaretz publishes an ad calling for a boycott of Israel produced by BDS organizations on an Israeli blacklist.

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News Critiques
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Sunday Times Publishes HR Correction Letter

The Sunday Times publishes an HonestReporting letter after the media outlet referred to Mahmoud Abbas as “the president of the state of Palestine.”

Activity Reports
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2017 Annual Report

The HonestReporting 2017 Annual Report (PDF format, 34 pages) contains underlined hyperlinks; clicking them from

Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS)
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War on Want Confirms Why it is Blacklisted

War on Want executive director Asad Rehman publishes a hate-filled screed in The Guardian attacking Israel for its anti-BDS blacklist.

Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS)
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Sanitizing the BDS Movement?

After Israel announces a blacklist of BDS-supporting organizations, how did some media present the aims of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement?

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HR Gets Fake News Removed from Mail Online

The Daily Mail’s Mail Online publishes a story accusing Israeli forces of demolishing graves in a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem. Except it never happened.

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