Telegraph Photo Confuses Hezbollah Story with Negev Bedouin Riots

In light of increasing tensions on Israel’s northern borders, the Daily Telegraph turns to an academic to answer the question “Are Israel and Hizbollah on the brink of war?” This unrelated image and caption appear further down the article:

One can only hazard a guess as to what a reader unfamiliar with this totally unrelated story will take from this photo of Hebrew graffiti and swastikas. The actual story that this relates to involves recent clashes between police and Bedouin residents of the Negev city of Rahat. The graffiti refers to two men who died during the violence.

HonestReporting has contacted the Telegraph to request that the photo be removed or replaced.

UPDATE

The Daily Telegraph has removed the photo.

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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.

Telegraph Photo Confuses Hezbollah Story with Negev Bedouin Riots

UPDATE

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