James Murdoch Throws DEI Spin at Israel Controversy
It’s not exactly an apology, and it’s not exactly "we stand by our story," either. Instead, the statement from New York magazine's editorial leadership—no names, please—to the Washington Free Beacon dodges the journalistic accuracy and integrity issues involved, along with the antisemitism. Instead, it serves up a salad of lefty buzzwords.
- ▪It’s not exactly an apology, and it’s not exactly "we stand by our story," either.
- ▪Instead, the statement from New York magazine's editorial leadership—no names, please—to the Washington Free Beacon dodges the journalistic accuracy and integrity issues involved, along with the antisemitism.
- ▪Instead, it serves up a salad of lefty buzzwords.
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:30:25 +0000 |
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Media James Murdoch Throws DEI Spin at Israel Controversy ‘Good faith’ criticism is ‘welcome,’ magazine says in mush-filled statement James Murdoch (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) and New York magazine’s “Habibi City” issue (Screenshot) Ira Stoll August 13, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Days after an eruption of condemnations over an issue of New York magazine that repeatedly and falsely accused Israel of genocide and that describes the Jewish state as "the land mass currently called Israel," the magazine’s leadership has finally offered up a wan response.
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