Financial Times' Spelling Error Is Real

Given the disproportionate media coverage of Israel, the least we should expect from the media is that they spell the country’s name correctly.

This unfortunately wasn’t the case for the Financial Times.

Come on @ft. At least spell the country's name correctly! https://t.co/ytHE3Wnxsg pic.twitter.com/EqD7Mhzvv0

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) February 17, 2019

While it took a few days following our request, the Financial Times apologized for the slow response and corrected the error.

Israel certainly is real. But not in that sense.

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.

Financial Times’ Spelling Error Is Real

Simon Plosker

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