Nine apologises for publishing ‘deeply hurtful’ cartoon
Cathy Wilcox (The Age)
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have apologised for the hurt caused by a cartoon published last Wednesday that has been strongly criticised by Jewish community groups for perpetuating “Jew hatred” and”invok[ing] a contemporary form of antisemitism”.
The cartoon, republished below, suggested that widespread support for a royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack, including from a number of political leaders, is due to the influence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Responding to the criticism on Sunday, the mastheads ran an editorial which defended the airing of different points of view, and said that Wilcox had not intended to offend Jews.
Oh please. The reaction just proves how funny the cartoon is!
Congrats to Cathy W for her fair and reasonable comment. More power to her am. Bob
Oh please. Its just the right wing media exploiting a tragedy
No comment.
It seems typical that SMH & The Age double down in the face of criticism instead of accepting feedback.
I thought this was more of a Bevan Shields-era thing (e.g. the Rebel Wlison disaster) but it appears more cultural than this.
I feel guilty that I thought it was ‘tongue in cheek’.