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HR Prompts Removal of Washington Post Racial Profiling Smear

The Washington Post removes an inflammatory claim that Israeli security racially profiles Ethiopian Jews after a complaint from HonestReporting.

By September 24, 2016
HR Prompts Removal of Washington Post Racial Profiling Smear

The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column took a look at Donald Trump’s recent comments on profiling of potential terrorists. It included the following:

 

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While the Washington Post can be commended for adding an update concerning Israeli profiling, a glaring error stood out.

We tweeted and contacted the journalist responsible and Washington Post editors to ask why would Israeli security profile Ethiopian Jews?

 

 

Clearly the Ethiopian Jewish community in no way represents a security threat to Israelis or anyone else.

HRsuccessThere is only one implication for claiming that Israel profiles people of color, even if they are Jewish – that Israel is somehow racist. This is not only absolutely incorrect but is inflammatory.

The Washington Post agreed with us and removed the offending reference.

 

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Simon Plosker

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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