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The Times of London offered analysis on Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects in the aftermath of the Israeli election. Referring to the banning of US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from Israel, the article stated: We…

Simon Plosker
September 19, 2019
12:00 am

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The Times of London offered analysis on Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects in the aftermath of the Israeli election.

Referring to the banning of US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from Israel, the article stated:

We immediately contacted The Times and diplomatic correspondent Catherine Philp via Twitter to point out that the “Jewish lobby in the US” has extremely negative connotations.

We also pointed out that the main pro-Israel lobbying organization in the US is AIPAC, which is not exclusively Jewish and includes many non-Jewish supporters of Israel among its membership.

Credit to The Times’ Catherine Philp who swiftly responded:

That is a completely fair request. We are amending it. Thank you for pointing out.

— Catherine Philp (@scribblercat) September 19, 2019

The article has been amended. Thank you to The Times for acting promptly.

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Tags: Catherine Philp, Jewish lobby, Misleading terminology, success, The Times of London

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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