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Telegraph Corrects Tel Aviv Error

It’s the error that happens time and time again. This time in the Daily Telegraph. A reference to Tel Aviv implying that the coastal city rather than Jerusalem, is the Israeli capital. No @Telegraph @NickSquires1,…

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It’s the error that happens time and time again. This time in the Daily Telegraph.

A reference to Tel Aviv implying that the coastal city rather than Jerusalem, is the Israeli capital.

And yet again, HonestReporting has prompted a correction. We contacted The Telegraph, which responded by replacing “Tel Aviv” with “Israel.”

Related reading: Deal With It: Jerusalem is Israel’s Capital

While the error has been corrected, this does, however, beg the question as to why it wasn’t deemed appropriate to use “Jerusalem” – Israel’s capital city where diplomatic relations with other states, such as Turkey, take place – instead.

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