Corrected: Synagogue Attack Family Left Israel Due to 'Religious Violence'

The Times of London reported on the appalling shooting attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego, California. The story mentioned eight-year old Israeli girl Noya Dahan who was injured in the attack.

As The Times of Israel and others point out, the girl’s family moved from Sderot where their home had been hit by rockets several times over the years, and the girl’s father was injured on one of those occasions.

We contacted The Times of London to point out just how inappropriate is to simply refer to Palestinian terrorism or rocket attacks as “religious violence.”

The Times agreed and promptly removed the word “religious.” While escaping violence is vague and generic, the phrasing is no longer misleading.

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.

Corrected: Synagogue Attack Family Left Israel Due to ‘Religious Violence’

Simon Plosker

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