As we noted in a recent post, the Guardian published an egregiously one-sided article on March 19th warning that women’s rights in Israel were being eroded – an article illustrated by a photo with a caption erroneously claiming that the Western Wall is Judaism’s holiest site.
.@guardian again erreonously claims that the Western Wall is Judaism's holiest site. Of course, the #TempleMount holds that designation. pic.twitter.com/RPYYH2E6Wb
— CAMERA UK (formerly UK Media Watch and BBC Watch) (@CAMERAorgUK) March 19, 2017
We then tweeted the Guardian’s picture editor notifying her of the error.
.@fshields We hope this photo caption can be reviewed by editors for accuracy. Thanks. https://t.co/qIeHqBOF0B
— CAMERA UK (formerly UK Media Watch and BBC Watch) (@CAMERAorgUK) March 19, 2017
By the following morning, the caption had been corrected and no longer claims that the Western Wall is Judaism’s holiest site.
As we’ve noted in countless posts, Judaism’s holiest site is the Temple Mount, not the Western Wall. We’ve previously prompted corrections on this same issue at The Independent, and The Telegraph.
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