“Dog-Faced” Netanyahu Leads “Blind” Trump

In a horrifically blatant, Anti-Semitic move, on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in the International Edition of the New York Times, a cartoonish depiction of a “blind” United States President Trump was walking a dog. The “dog-faced” dachshund drawing was of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu. The dog was wearing a blue Star of David, blue collar, and blue leash. Holding the leash on the extremely long “hot dog” was a black yarmulke clad, black suited, and black glasses wearing Trump.

Retraction – Waiting for Honest Apology

The offensive image @nytimes published was #antiSemitic propaganda of the most vile sort. This type of content normalizes #antiSemitism by reinforcing tropes of Jewish control, and does so at a time when #antiSemitism is surging. https://t.co/nJnLLbKpDd — Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) April 28, 2019 Archive.is

According to an excellent article in algemeiner, Seth Frantzman wrote, “an apology after the fact isn’t enough…. this cartoon wasn’t just mildly antisemitic. …It was deeply antisemitic.” It is disturbing on so many levels in addition to the obvious anti-Semitism. These are two world leaders being ridiculed in a once news-worthy organization. The term Fake News comes to mind. The proper reaction would have been for the New York Times to call out the mistake. Name it for what it was: Anti-Semitic tripe. In addition, they should put in protocols for it to never happen again. Instead, they posted this retraction “tweet”, claiming the Monday International Edition will carry it:

An Editors' Note to appear in Monday’s international edition. pic.twitter.com/1rl2vXoTB3 — New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 27, 2019 Archive.is

Show the Hate to Learn not to do it!

And while the horrible “cartoon” is Anti-Semitic, it is shown here. This is so that people learn from mistakes. It is only by talking about the error of the past that we learn from it. The public must not hide from the truth. It is only by facing hate, that it can be defeated.

I think we should start a trending hashtag #boycottNYtimes for the #antisemitism feels like 1920s all of a sudden pic.twitter.com/l3yZ2i4KIs — Nicki Zvik (@NickiZvik) April 28, 2019 Archive.is

The NYT earns a piece of silver for publishing their own opinion columnist, Bret Stephens saying an apology was in order. His comment: “But the publication of the cartoon isn’t just an “error of judgment,” either. The paper owes the Israeli prime minister an apology. It owes itself some serious reflection as to how it came to publish that cartoon — and how its publication came, to many longtime readers, as a shock but not a surprise.”

Going a step further, the “Imam of Peace” tweeted this on April 26, “Serving an ISIS Agenda” His tweet continues with, “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”

Time to Look in the Mirror

The timing of the “cartoon” couldn’t have been worse. A Synagogue hate crime happened on April 27, 2019. The killing was in Poway, California resulting in one dead and three more injured. Whether it is subtle or ISIS-level anti-Semitism, like this one published in a major news publication – it is harmful. Those falsely claiming President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu fuel the fires of hate need to open their eyes to what is really spreading the hate.