AP Gets it Right on Holy Site

By Published On: February 24, 2012

The Associated Press today reported that the Temple Mount “is the most sacred site in Judaism and is Islam’s third-holiest site.”

Now that wasn’t so hard, was it?

All too often, journalists wrongly describe the Western Wall as the holiest site in Judaism.

Even worse, reporters have been known to use biased language describing the site the third holiest in Islam without likewise noting that it is the holiest place for Jews.

Hopefully AP will continue to opt for its short and sweet, accurate and fair formulation.

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