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Tel Aviv Doesn’t Pay: HR Prompts Times of London Correction

Considering a Times of London byline is attributed to “Anshel Pfeffer, Jerusalem,” the error in the opening paragraph of a story on an alleged Israeli deal with Rwanda to take in African migrants, is somewhat…

Simon Plosker
November 27, 2017
12:00 am

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Considering a Times of London byline is attributed to “Anshel Pfeffer, Jerusalem,” the error in the opening paragraph of a story on an alleged Israeli deal with Rwanda to take in African migrants, is somewhat ironic:

Tel Aviv, of course, won’t be paying anybody anything as Israeli government decisions are made in Israel’s capital Jerusalem.

As HonestReporting has written, it is for Israel to determine its capital city. Correcting this error is important not only for accuracy but also to combat the delegitimization of Jerusalem as Israel’s rightful capital.

HonestReporting contacted Times editors and a short time later, the paragraph was amended (or even butchered):

While we thank The Times for making the correction, it’s extremely disappointing that this error finds its way into The Times and other media on a far too regular basis.

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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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