The Sun Sets on Tel Aviv

Amidst the continuing issue of UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s antisemitism and support for extremists, The Sun focused on his paying tribute to disgraced former UN official Richard Falk.

Falk was formerly a UN special rapporteur. He has been repeatedly called out for his antisemitism and extreme anti-Israel comments.

“Highlights” of Falk’s tenure at the UN included blaming the Boston Marathon bombing on “American global domination,” “Tel Aviv” trying to ban a pro-Israel human rights watchdog group UN Watch from attending UNHRC sessions, and publishing antisemitic cartoons and articles on his blog. US officials routinely and repeatedly called for Falk to resign.

UN Watch documents the open antisemitism on Falk’s blog here.

Unfortunately, The Sun attempted to add some information to a Falk quote and failed. We tweeted The Sun to alert it to its erroneous claim that Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital:

Thx @TheSun for exposing @jeremycorbyn’s sympathy for disgraced former UN official Richard Falk but please don’t confuse readers by writing Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital. It’s not. Pls correct. https://t.co/V1pGgwdWPh pic.twitter.com/qOw0pnvG7x

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 31, 2018

As a result, the reference was removed shortly after. Thank you to The Sun for taking prompt action.

Featured image: Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90

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.

Simon Plosker

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