UPDATE: The Washington Post has updated its article to remove any reference to Jerusalem being in “Palestina,” although it has failed to add that it is located in Israel.
The Washington Post published a data analysis this week that indicated how the globe is experiencing an increase in the number of annual days that are so hot that they put humans at risk.
According to the WaPo and CarbonPlan, a nonprofit organization that develops publicly available climate data and analytics, by 2050, more than five billion people will be exposed to an average of one month of extreme heat per year outside in the sunshine.
In addition to viewing interactive maps that show temperature rises around the world over the next few decades, readers are also invited to explore a graph that charts the heat risk in their own city.
However, if any Jerusalemites were keen to see how they might be personally affected in the coming years, they would be bewildered to discover that the WaPo has decided Israel’s capital city is actually located in “Palestina.”
A quick search of key cities reveals Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city, is correctly listed as in Israel, while cities in the Palestinian territories, such as Jenin, are also part of “Palestina.”
HonestReporting has issued a complaint to The Washington Post in which we pointed out that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital and requested a correction.
You’re halfway there, @washingtonpost.
Of the 39 Jerusalems in the world, which one is this referring to? https://t.co/h7IDimgO3A pic.twitter.com/LmYdWpJQUe
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