Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Forward, did not seem happy that her publication was not mentioned in this New York Times article about antisemitism in the Women’s March (while Tablet magazine was) – judging by her ensuing Twitter rant.
Actually @nytimes, our @aidenpink has been writing about anti-Semitism at the Women's March since early this year. https://t.co/A1xvMLKp42 @jdforward @fstockman
— .@Jane_Eisner (@Jane_Eisner) December 24, 2018
And again in May https://t.co/Uo7Xqn60CL @jdforward @fstockman @aidenpink
— .@Jane_Eisner (@Jane_Eisner) December 24, 2018
Please correct the record, @nytimes @fstockman
— .@Jane_Eisner (@Jane_Eisner) December 24, 2018
Sorry, Jeffrey, but @jdforward has been reporting on this story ALL YEAR. Check out @aidenpink stories, beginning in February, right up to last week. https://t.co/NvbcCRwz6e
— .@Jane_Eisner (@Jane_Eisner) December 24, 2018
I could respond to this, but Israel advocate Hen Mazzig has already done it. Perfectly.
(click on the images in the tweets to see them in their entirety)
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
Just Antisemitic pic.twitter.com/9Ym4zcoGvY
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
The opinions editor Batya recently deleted this tweet defending Linda Sarsour saying she “has spent her adult life fighting anti-Semitism.” pic.twitter.com/4IrQblHyzD
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
And of course @jdforward blocked my article that @tabletmag ended up accepting, discussing the Antisemitism of Tamika Mallory, because I’m “not American” to discuss antismitism: https://t.co/nHTp0G1HIr pic.twitter.com/t0ljU8AZkN
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
Then Aiden Pink tells us 3 Jewish groups that already worked with the women’s march will now work with them…..? pic.twitter.com/TuRBYggY5G
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
Forward’s opinions editor is trying to educate antisemites on how to hide their hatred better. pic.twitter.com/eGNcFzAiP7
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
And more pic.twitter.com/NA70q8pMsJ
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
And more pic.twitter.com/Tg1vHiPQ59
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
And more pic.twitter.com/UIwbB57Zo9
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
And more pic.twitter.com/UIwbB57Zo9
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
For those who are about to say “it’s just opinions” try and think if you would say the same about any publication publishing so many opinions defending a racist/bigoted figure. Or are we just ok with antisemites?
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 26, 2018
Ouch.
I’m with Hen on this – the Jewish Forward has been going backwards for a long time.