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The Guardian Corrects Eurovision Tel Aviv Claim

While recent events make the joy of Israel’s Netta Barzilai’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest seem like a very long time ago, we nonetheless secured a correction to The Guardian’s coverage after this faux…

Simon Plosker
May 22, 2018
12:00 am

Reading time: 2 minutes

With Netta herself expressing her joy that Eurovision 2019 would be held in Israel’s capital Jerusalem, along with Israeli politicians, and Jerusalem’s mayor Nir Barkat offering his support to host the event, it appeared obvious that Jerusalem is where Israel intends the contest to be held.

We tweeted the journalist responsible and, to her credit, she engaged in a positive interaction that made it clear that there was no ill intent on her part.

The Guardian issued the following correction shortly afterwards:

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Tags: capital, distorted facts, Eurovision Song Contest, Heidi Stephens, Jerusalem, Netta Barzilai, success, Tel Aviv, The Guardian

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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