Personal Recollections of Ilana Rosen

I was working at the volunteer center in Manchester, UK, at that time, and was not able to volunteer because I was too young. The euphoria and sheer pride we all felt was wonderful. We all had stickers “We Stand By Israel” to put in our windows and in our cars, and lots of people from my school stuck them on their jackets and schoolbags.

I remember marching with others down Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester, carrying an Israeli flag, to a rally at the New Century Hall, and everybody along the route (non-Jews and Jews) were cheering us. (A bit different from now!)

I was a part of one of the first youth groups (Habonim Dror) who travelled on the West Bank and Gaza a few weeks afterwards.

– Ilana Rosen

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.

Personal Recollections of Ilana Rosen

Simon Plosker

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