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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

VIDEO: Jerusalem – The Media Myth of Two Cities

Since Jerusalem was reunified in 1967, shopping malls and busy streets have replaced the barbed wire that once split the city in two. Yet the Media stubbornly cling to the notion that there are two separate cities of Jerusalem, East and West, and that the eastern half, including the Western Wall in the Old City, lacks Jewish legitimacy.

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Simon Plosker

Flotilla 2: NY Times Sinks the Truth

A New York Times report on the latest flotilla is a shoddy piece of journalism, lacking in vital context, missing any Israeli comment and adopting the false narrative provided by anti-Israel activists well versed in manipulating the media for their cause.

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Simon Plosker

Gay Rights Offends Time Magazine’s Image of Israel

An Israel that promotes progressive policies, in this case, gay-friendly ones, does not fit with the image of Israel that Time would prefer to you believe. And if such a positive image is the reality then better to attribute them to something far more sinister such as covering up for Israeli “crimes”.

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Simon Plosker

Financial Times Loses Grip on Reality

Why does the Financial Times cling to the previously accepted wisdom that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the fulcrum at the heart of the Middle East’s troubles and consider Hamas a credible peace partner?

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Simon Plosker

Bagshawe Beats Down BBC

The Jewish Chronicle reports: The BBC has admitted that the horrific murders of the Fogel

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Simon Plosker

Stories the Media Missed

Editors have indulged in selective reporting or under reporting of important stories from Israel. Did you get the full picture?

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Simon Plosker

Reuters Redefines Terrorist Attack

Following a deadly bombing in Jerusalem, Reuters attributes the term “terrorism” as something solely in the minds of Israelis.

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Simon Plosker

Daily Mail’s Disgusting Letter

The Daily Mail publishes an anti-Israel letter without even bothering to check the false allegations.

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Simon Plosker

A Disclaimer On Human Rights

I was quite surprised to see a profile of Gilad Shalit penned by Amnesty International

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Simon Plosker

LA Times: Settlements Provoke Baby Killing

The LA Times contends that the brutal murder of the Fogel family is part of an ongoing “cycle of violence” provoked by settlement building.

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