New York City Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabian Levy accused the Washington Post of spreading “anti-Semitic tropes” about Jews, but insiders at the paper disputed that notion. Ta.
thursday post Article published, “The chat show where business titans privately asked New York City mayor to use police against Colombian protesters” asks New York City Mayor Eric Adams to close Ivy League campuses. It focuses on powerful leaders calling for an end to troubling anti-Israel protests. The paper said a WhatsApp chat filled with wealthy Americans who support Israel arranged a Zoom call with Mr. Adams to pressure Colombia’s leadership to allow police to “respond to protesters.” It was reported that they had talked about it.
But when The Post reached out to the mayor’s office for comment, Levy said Columbia leaders had asked for police intervention and that “any suggestion that other considerations were involved in the decision-making process is completely false.” ” issued a statement.
“The insinuation that Jewish donors are secretly plotting to influence government operations is a trope of anti-Semitism so familiar that the Washington Post normalized it in an article. It’s shameful, let alone necessary,” Levy added, which the newspaper included in its report.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s office condemned the Washington Post. (Left: Washington Post/Contributor R: New York Daily News/Contributor)
Perplexed by the statement, Post insiders told Fox News Digital that the paper regularly features wealthy and powerful people seeking to leverage their influence, regardless of race or religion.
The post did not mention the religion of the WhatsApp chat participants.
According to the paper, the chat included former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. It is said to have been included.
A Washington Post spokesperson declined to comment on the vice mayor’s statement.
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New York City Vice Mayor Fabian Levy accused the Washington Post of pushing “anti-Semitic tropes.” (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File photo)
Levy continued his criticism on social media.
“This story is even more offensive than we originally described,” he wrote.
“While @washingtonpost and others can make an editorial decision to disagree with a university’s decision to ask the NYPD to remove illegal encampments on campus, it is important to note that ‘That’s offensive on so many levels,’ Levy continued.
Last month, a mob of anti-Israel agitators barricaded the doors and windows of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus. They broke windows and committed vandalism, confronted maintenance workers and waved Palestinian flags from rooftops, before embattled President Nemat Shafik forced New York City police to remove them. It was aired on national television on April 30th.
A group of Columbia University faculty members subsequently passed a motion of no confidence in Shafiq.
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Fox News Digital’s David Rutz and Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
