Simon Plosker

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Jan 21, 2021, 5:13 PM

UN ‘experts’ attack Israel over Palestinian coronavirus vaccinations

Michael Lynk, the UN Human Rights Council’s monitor charged with investigating “Israel’s violations of the bases and principles of international law,” together with Tlaleng Mofokeng, the council’s health monitor who in November tweeted “Free Palestine,” have inserted the imprimatur...

Jun 25, 2018, 6:21 PM

Gaza baby libel: Equal narratives; unequal treatment

How is it that Hamas’ credibility is treated as equal to that of the IDF and Israeli authorities? Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard journalists complain about the way in which Israel has dealt with their needs in...

Jun 8, 2017, 6:07 PM

Where is Judaism’s holiest site?

No, it's not the Western Wall -- and these days precision regarding Jerusalem's Jewish sites matters a lot

Feb 10, 2016, 5:46 PM

Israel “witch hunting” the foreign press?

Charges that the government is trying to clamp down on the international media are absurd

Aug 19, 2015, 8:06 PM

Israel is not on Royal Jordanian’s map

The airline of a country at peace with Israel flies to Tel Aviv, yet erases the Jewish state's sovereignty

Mar 30, 2015, 2:40 PM

At home in the away end

It was 1958 when ten-year-old Swansea, South Wales native Michael Plosker was denied the opportunity to make the short trip to Cardiff to support the Welsh national football team in action against Israel in a World Cup Qualifier. Fast forward...

Feb 16, 2015, 4:26 PM

Copenhagen terror: They just don’t get it

On the news story that one UK daily thought was more important than the deadly shooting at a Copenhagen synagogue

Jul 6, 2014, 4:54 PM

About those unsubstantiated allegations

Calling out those who spread baseless insinuations that Mohamed Abu Khdeir's murder was an 'honor killing'

Jun 25, 2014, 3:46 PM

“Three young Jewish settlers”

To most Israelis (not withstanding certain Israeli-Arab MKs) and Jews, Naftali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach are our own children. It matters not where they studied, their level of religiosity, their political views or where they lived. But for some...

Mar 3, 2014, 1:46 PM

Irish journalist abuses Holocaust to attack Israel

Frank McDonald launched a barrage of discredited facts and absurd claims to defend his anti-Israel position

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About Me

Simon Plosker is the Editorial Director of HonestReporting, returning to the media watchdog in October 2022, 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 deciding to rejoin 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.