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Simon Plosker

Simon Plosker

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.
Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS)
Simon Plosker

Flying in the Face of BDS: What Fuels the Hate?

Following his appearance at an anti-BDS conference in Jerusalem, HonestReporting CEO Joe Hyams explains in The Times of Israel why the BDS movement thrives on more than anti-Semitism, cash and ill-will.

Featured
Simon Plosker

AFP Headline, Hamas-Style

AFP’s headline refers to a Hamas “fighter” while implying the terrorist was a member of a “party.”

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Simon Plosker

Israeli Self-Defense Termed “Deadly Retaliation”

Palestinians have been killed while carrying out terrorism or confronting Israeli security forces. So why then does The Guardian refer to Israeli self-defense as “deadly retaliation?”

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Science Channel: Yet Another Map Fail

A documentary on the Discovery network’s Science Channel includes a map of the Middle East where Israel has been erased and replaced by an expanded Jordan.

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Simon Plosker

The Guardian Gets Beastly Towards Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu announces the building of security fences to keep out “beasts” that threaten Israel. The Guardian’s Peter Beaumont misrepresents who the “beasts” really are.

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