"Strike Against Islam": Daily Mail's Provocative Headline

An air strike on a Sudanese weapons factory, allegedly carried out by Israel, has been described as a “dry run” for a potential future Israeli operation against Iranian nuclear facilities. The Daily Mail, however, seems to have got a bit mixed up:

Israel, of course, has no intentions of striking anybody’s religion.

How long before the Daily Mail realizes its faux pas?

Update: The Daily Mail has now changed the word “Islam” to “Iran”.

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.

“Strike Against Islam”: Daily Mail’s Provocative Headline

Simon Plosker

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