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Source: https://honestreporting.com/new-york-times-strong-supporter-israel/
Is the New York Times a "Strong Supporter" of Israel?
(HonestReporting) Chaim Lax - The New York Times published an editorial Saturday on the incoming Israeli government, titled "The Ideal of Democracy in a Jewish State is in Jeopardy." The editorial board prefaces its piece with the claim that "This board has been a strong supporter of Israel." This claim is certainly laughable, if not outrageous. In recent years, the Times has published opinion pieces that whitewashed the anti-Israel BDS movement, accused Israel of wantonly destroying Gazan infrastructure, and claimed that the campaign against antisemitism has become a "threat to freedom." A study of the Times' coverage of Israel this year found that 53% of the stories were negative in their portrayal of Israel, 34% were neutral, and only 13% were positive.