The Sunday Times Corrects Tel Aviv Capital Error

The Sunday Times of London erroneously implies that Tel Aviv is Israel's center of government and decision making. HonestReporting gets the correction.

By April 22, 2018

It keeps happening and HonestReporting keeps getting it corrected. Some media’s reluctance to acknowledge Jerusalem’s status as Israel’s capital leads to Tel Aviv repeatedly and falsely referred to as the center of Israeli governance and decision making.

Take The Sunday Times of London:

While Iran has certainly threatened Tel Aviv in the sense of launching a physical attack on the coastal city, this isn’t the context of the sub-header here.

If The Sunday Times is using the term “Tehran” to represent Iran’s government or state organs then Tel Aviv certainly isn’t the Israeli equivalent.

We pointed this out to The Sunday Times and, to its credit, an amendment was made within a short time:

While technically correct, it’s still disappointing that, like too many other media outlets, The Sunday Times still can’t bring itself to acknowledge reality: Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city.

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Simon Plosker

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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