Corrected: EU Chief Never Said Tel Aviv is Israeli Capital

On December 12, The Independent published the following story relating to comments made by the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini concerning the status of Jerusalem.

We checked two press conferences given by Mogherini, one of them jointly with Israeli PM Netanyahu. Despite The Independent’s sub-header claiming that the EU was “continuing to recognize Tel Aviv as the capital,” not once did Mogherini mention Tel Aviv.

And, of course, the international community, including the EU, whether it recognizes Jerusalem’s status or not, does not recognize Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital.

Following our complaints, The Independent agreed.

The sub-header now reads: “Federica Mogherini says there is ‘full EU unity’ on maintaining the status quo” while the offending paragraph now reads: “Israel has said Jerusalem is its capital since it occupied the eastern part of the city, part of the West Bank, after the Six Days War in 1967. Many Israelis regard it as their “eternal and undivided” capital but Palestinians say East Jerusalem is the capital of a future Palestinian state.”