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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.
News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Dirty Hari Gets Even Dirtier

The saga of Johan Hari’s plagiarism just gets worse and worse. Even if I wasn’t

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Poor Headline of the Day

Take a look at these two headlines from two UK newspapers: The same story but

Backspin
Simon Plosker

Israel Blamed For Low Rainfall?

It’s not difficult to see where Michael Jansen’s sympathies lie writing in the Irish Times:

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Media Palispins a Poll

A poll reveals some disturbing findings questioning Palestinian attitudes to peace with Israel. But how did the media spin the results?

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Rosenberg’s Alternate Reality

When you hear anti-Israel activists chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

Sudan Salivates Over Salah

For some people the truth is just too hard to bear. That Sheikh Raed Salah

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Simon Plosker

MK Shills For Anti-Semite in Guardian

The Guardian has given a platform for Israeli-Arab MK Haneen Zoabi to act as an apologist for a virulent anti-Semitic extremist.

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Simon Plosker

SUCCESS: BBC Brought to Heel

Thanks to you – our subscribers – taking action, the BBC has apologized for publishing the false dog story.

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Simon Plosker

An Open Letter to the Israeli Press

Dear Editors – Please recognize that you have a global audience. Think about the impact that your stories will have not only on a domestic readership but also beyond Israel.

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Simon Plosker

GPO Warns Flotilla Journalists

The Israeli Government Press Office warns journalists of the consequences of participating in the flotilla.

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Simon Plosker

AFP Goes to the Dogs

What does this dog on the Israeli-Gaza border have to do with a false story of dog sentenced to death by a Jewish rabbinical court?

Absolutely nothing – unless you are AFP.

News Critiques
Simon Plosker

HR Comment: Media Crossing the Line

Journalists on board Gaza-bound flotilla will be active participants in an illegal act says HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker in an opinion piece for YNet News.

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