New York – New York Times To Discipline Editor Who OK’ed Anti-Semitic Cartoon

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    The New York Times published a cartoon that depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a guide dog wearing a Star of David collar and leading President Donald Trump, who is wearing a black kippah. (New York Times)New York – The New York Times is taking disciplinary measures against a production editor who okayed an anti-Semitic cartoon.

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    “We are taking disciplinary steps with the production editor who selected the cartoon for publication,” publisher A.G. Sulzberger said in a note sent to staff, according to CNN reporters posting excerpts Wednesday on Twitter.

    “We are updating our unconscious bias training” to include “direct focus on anti-Semitism,” said the note.

    The cartoon, which appeared last Thursday in the opinion section of the newspaper’s international print edition, depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund-breed guide dog wearing a Star of David collar and leading a yarmulke-clad President Donald Trump.

    The newspaper has apologized for the cartoon and on Tuesday, The New York Times editorial board said in an editorial that the newspaper’s publishing of “an appalling political cartoon” is “evidence of a profound danger — not only of anti-Semitism but of numbness to its creep.”


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    4 years ago

    The times should identify who the editor is and fire them . Can you imagine if this was a black person or Muslim in the cartoon .

    4 years ago

    They should fire his dumb tuchas, now!

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    4 years ago

    I am still not sure it is really antisemitic, but is sure is a strange image.

    Shlomo-1
    Shlomo-1
    4 years ago

    Really? One person?
    There is absolutely no way that got printed without multiple layers of review.

    anon6
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    anon6
    4 years ago

    Oh, great, then just sign me up for a subscription….NOT!!!

    LionofZion
    LionofZion
    4 years ago

    Disciplining an editor is a good first step. Now how about the syndication service that sourced this? And the Times needs to make a commitment to never again use art from the bigot who created this picture.