Newsweek's Capital Offense | HonestReporting

UPDATE

Following correspondence with Newsweek editors, the following correction appears at the end of the article:

Another day, another example of the media incorrectly implying that Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital. This time in a Newsweek report on a peculiar story that ISIS terrorists “apologized” to Israel for opening fire on IDF troops along the Syrian border.

Of course, Jerusalem is Israel’s capital where governmental and state decision-making takes place. Whether one recognizes Jerusalem as the capital or not, one thing is clear – Tel Aviv is not Israel’s capital.

We’ve contacted Newsweek to ask for a correction. Watch this space.

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.

Newsweek’s Capital Offense

UPDATE

Simon Plosker

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