Simon Plosker
ARTICLES BY: Simon Plosker
Headline Fails: Media Outlets Distort the Truth on Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea” at the United Nations. The fact that he also used his speech...
Trauma and Terror: The View From Israel’s South
The sound of crunching under my feet made me wince. Amidst the debris, lay the belongings of the residents of a four-story apartment block in the Israeli...
Media Story on Australian Election Contains Blood Libel
An Australian by-election has taken on local, national, and international significance, as Australia’s ruling Liberal party fought to hold its a one-seat majority in the...
Bigoted Columnist Claims Israeli Jews Are ‘Poisoning the Wells’
The official visit of future British monarch Prince William to Israel has generally been a very positive event. It’s disappointing, then, to see British journalist...
The Rotten Onion: When Anti-Israel Parody Crosses the Line
The satirical news site The Onion weighed into the Gaza border violence with a parody that crossed the line from humor to offense. The text in full: Describing the terrifying...
The New York Times Electrifies Israel’s Gaza Fence
The New York Times decided to report from inside the heart of the Palestinian violence currently taking place on Israel’s border with Gaza under the...
UK Media: Jerusalem’s Old City in Danger of Disappearing
A feature in Business Insider UK and republished in The Independent is a great example of the intersection of gross stupidity between United Nations bodies and the media. In “15...
Australian TV Station Selectively Edits Ahed Tamimi Video
On February 20, Australia’s "7.30" current affairs program -- which airs on national broadcaster ABC -- included a ten-minute segment on the Ahed Tamimi case. In the report,...
Sanitizing the BDS Movement?
The announcement of 20 pro-boycott organizations that have been blacklisted by Israeli authorities -- and denied entry to the country -- has brought the boycott, divestment and...
How the UK Media Recently Smeared Israel
What would you say if a senior member of your government -- responsible for dispensing your country’s substantial international aid budget -- went on a...
Wire Services Play Major Role in Anti-Israel Coverage
As the media landscape adjusts to financial realities and more news outlets make cuts, the role of wire services has increased. While the New York Times, Washington Post...
Double Standards for Aleppo and Gaza
Make no mistake, the carnage taking place in Aleppo right now is a disgrace to the international community. The Syrian government and Russian-backed forces are reportedly using chemical weapons,...
Haaretz’s Owner Proves Paper Has an Anti-Israel Political Agenda
With a circulation as low as 6% market share of Israeli print media according to recent research, Haaretz is utterly unrepresentative of the Israeli public and political...
For The New York Times, It’s the Palestinians Who Are Suffering
Three Israeli boys have been kidnapped yet The New York Times is still more concerned with Palestinian "suffering." It's only been a few days since...
