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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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Fauxtography: Gaza Pink T-Shirt Scam?

A video from the presumed scene of a Gaza air strike appears to show Palestinian fauxtography in action to present Israel as a child-killer.

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Do You Know Your Area A, B and C?

As a result of the Oslo Accords, Judea and Samaria, or the West Bank, is divided into Area A, B and C. But what’s the difference between them?

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Eurovision Prompts UK Media Hate Fest

Some UK media outlets used the Eurovision Song Contest to give a platform for BDS activists to attack Israel in the buildup to the competition.

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Poisonous Cartoon Crosses the Line?

Does a cartoon by Steve Bell in The Guardian cross the line into antisemitism? His latest portrays a barbed wire Gaza fence shaped as an Israeli flag .

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Why Are Palestinians Yearning for Tel Aviv?

Tel Aviv was founded as the first all-Jewish city in modern times. Has Reuters unwittingly uncovered a Palestinian desire to “return” there?

Iron Dome
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The ‘Notorious’ Iron Dome?!

Is Israel’s Iron Dome “notorious?” It is according to the Daily Mail’s Mail Online, which makes a mess of its story on Israeli defensive measures during the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Did Ariel Sharon Start the Second Intifada?

Was the outbreak of the Second Intifada caused by Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount in September 2000? Not according to the Palestinians.

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