UKMW prompts Daily Express correction to 2 claims in same article that Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital

On Oct. 7th, we complained to Daily Express editors about an article that misleadingly used Tel Aviv as a synonym for Israel’s capital twice in the same article, as we noted in a tweet to the journalist:

.@dailyexpressuk Twice in the same article https://t.co/2MSyYL7xJt you falsely suggested that #TelAviv is Israel's capital. pic.twitter.com/eKeZ8qM5vb

— CAMERA UK (formerly UK Media Watch and BBC Watch) (@CAMERAorgUK) October 7, 2018

It took nearly two weeks, but editors finally corrected both sentences:

Here’s the first sentence we objected to:

Here’s the revised sentence:

Here’s the second sentence we objected to:

Here’s the revised sentence:

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