A Dec. 1st Times of London article (Israel poised to vote on law for ‘Jewish state’) makes the claim that the mayor of the Israeli city of Ashkelon barred Palestinian construction workers from city schools.
Mayor Shimshoni, per multiple press reports over the last few days, at first did announce that he was going to prevent Arab workers from working at city kindergartens where new bomb shelters were being installed, but then rescinded his order following criticism from across the Israeli political spectrum.
Indeed, a Times of London article by Gregg Carlstrom on Nov. 24th accurately noted that “the mayor of Ashkelon tried to ban Palestinian construction workers from schools”.
Shortly after alerting Times of London editors to the error, they revised the passage to note that the mayor only initially attempted to bar Palestinians.
We commend Times of London editors on their prompt correction.
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Categories: Corrections, Times of London
This is good work Adam. It is important that more liberal forces are seen to have an effect; Israel is not just made up of hard-liners.
You don’t say.
Prompting a tiny correction in a newspaper: the achievement of a career for Adam Levick?
Next year he will aim at the Pulitzer!
TamaraKelvin Holocaustdenier imitates, the fool it is.
Dinkle you are absolutely right. I nearly spilt my tea having to admit this.
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Well done Adam.
Good work. Step by step, inch by inch.
Adam should have the Pulitzer by the year 5612.