The pro-Israel community has been complaining about The New York Times since the 1970s. Indeed, anger about the attitude of the so-called “newspaper of record” toward Jews can be traced back to long before that. Above all, the way it silenced coverage of the Holocaust because its assimilated Jewish owners didn’t wish to shine a spotlight on the specifically anti-Jewish crimes committed by the German Nazis and their collaborators, remains among the darkest chapters in the publication’s history.
The problems with the Times’ reporting about the State of Israel and the war being waged against it—or even its efforts to whitewash the Jew-hatred of some of its foes, like Iran—in past decades are well-documented. But now these issues fade almost into insignificance when compared to its current endeavors. Simply put, the newspaper, which remains among the most important in the world due to its reputation, vast readership and enormous journalistic resources that dwarf those of most of its significant competitors, has now crossed the line between biased coverage and outright antisemitic incitement.

Debunked and discredited
The publication of columnist Nicholas Kristof’s article“The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” wasn’t merely a disgraceful example of bad reporting. Almost as soon as it was published on May 11, it was debunked by numerous media monitoring organizations and commentators as relying almost completely on sources associated with Hamas terrorists and containing little or no evidence that stands up to scrutiny.

Israelis have been subjected to false accusations before and, no doubt, will continue to be singled out for biased coverage. And that includes the work of some left-wing Jewish and Israeli publications that will put out just about any unfounded claim to bolster the anti-Zionist cause or merely because they hope it will discredit the current government, which they oppose.