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On the other side. [IsraelTimes] The Washington Post removed from its website a cartoon that highlighted Hamas
 ...the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
’s use of human shields after the caricature sparked pushback within the newsroom and from readers, including claims that the depiction of the Hamas figure was "racist," Fox News reports.
The cartoon was titled "Human shields" and depicted a Hamas spokesperson saying, "How dare Israel attack civilians," while a frightened woman and four small children are bound with rope to his body.
The cartoon made it into the print edition on Wednesday before it was wiped from the news site.
"Given the many deep concerns and conversations today in our newsroom, I wanted to ensure everyone saw the notes sent out tonight by The Post’s opinions editor, David Shipley, to Post readers and to his staff in opinions," Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee wrote in an email to staffers earlier this week, which has been leaked to Fox News.
"As editor of the opinion section, I am responsible for what appears in its pages and on its screens. The section depends on my judgment. A cartoon published by Michael Ramirez on the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
, a cartoon whose publication I approved, was seen by many readers as racist. This was not my intent. I saw the drawing as a caricature of a specific individual, the Hamas spokesperson, who celebrated the attacks on unarmed civilians in Israel," Shipley writes.
"However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
the reaction to the image convinced me that I had missed something profound, and divisive
...politicians call things divisive when when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive, they're principled ...
, and I regret that. Our section is aimed at finding commonalities, understanding the bonds that hold us together, even in the darkest times. In this spirit, we have taken down the drawing. We are also pushing a selection of responses to the caricature. And we will continue to make the section home to a range of views and perspectives, including ones that challenge readers. This is the spirit of opinion journalism, to move imperfectly toward a constructive exchange of ideas at all possible speed, listening and learning along the way," he adds.
Palestinian supporters occupy lobby of NY Times, claiming its biased toward Israel
[IsraelTimes] Pro-Paleostinian demonstrators occupy the lobby of The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
, accusing the media of betraying a bias toward Israel in its coverage of the war and demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
Hundreds of protesters led by a group of media workers calling themselves "Writers Bloc" gather outside the publication’s Manhattan headquarters, with many of them entering the building’s atrium for a sit-in and vigil that lasts more than an hour.
It isn’t immediately clear if anyone was arrested during the sit-in. An email sent to New York Times staffers obtained by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named describes the protest as "peaceful."
The sit-in follows a series of actions at high-profile locations in New York, including the Statue of Liberty and Grand Central Terminal, intended to bring attention to the growing corpse count in Gaza.
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