The New York Times Opinion section on Saturday apologized for a political cartoon that included anti-Semitic tropes.
The image, published in the international print edition of Thursday’s paper, featured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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An Editors' Note to appear in Monday’s international edition. pic.twitter.com/1rl2vXoTB3
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 27, 2019
“The image was offensive, and it was an error of judgment to publish it,” the newspaper said in a tweet. “It was provided by The New York Times News Service and Syndicate, which has since deleted it.”
2. Here’s the anti-Semitic cartoon that the NYT published pic.twitter.com/ucLCLIyTgJ
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) April 27, 2019
The cartoon was quickly denounced by social media users.
Imam Mohamad Tawhidi, a Muslim peace advocate in Australia, condemned the cartoon on Twitter, saying it served “an ISIS agenda.”
“If you’re wondering what type of photo ISIS’ Al-Baghdadi would hang on his wall, look no further than the @nytimes cartoon displaying Jewish people as dogs. Militant Islamist texts refer to Jewish people as “the ancestors of pigs, monkeys and dogs. Shame.”
Serving an ISIS Agenda
— Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) April 26, 2019
If you’re wondering what type of photo ISIS’ Al-Baghdadi would hang on his wall, look no further than the @nytimes cartoon displaying Jewish people as dogs. Militant Islamist texts refer to Jewish people as “the ancestors of pigs, monkeys and dogs.”
Shame pic.twitter.com/V1DjfPMuxt
Oh my, it’s real. The NYT really did print this #antisemitic cartoon in its international edition; found it in Tel Aviv @LTCPeterLerner @AdamMilstein @HenMazzig @GippersChutzpah #shame pic.twitter.com/cLnqYGTlCO
— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) April 27, 2019
The cartoon is disgusting and sloppy, more so for being printed in NYTimes. Good that they issued a statement, retracted it but this is alarming. Many publications peddle anti-semitism, racism, Islomophobia in Middle East but they are not the New York Times. Unfortunate. https://t.co/HlxMWJ6TPa
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 27, 2019
This cartoon, which appeared in The New York Times’ international edition yesterday, is vile and inexcusable, especially at a time when attacks against Jews around the world are reaching levels not seen in decades. pic.twitter.com/pFGgrwtBPu
— Melissa Weiss (@melissaeweiss) April 27, 2019