The New York Times faced widespread criticism and ridicule after publishing an article that critics say sought to soften the image of slain Hezbollah founder Hassan Nasrallah — a terrorist leader who advocated the annihilation of Israel. in the region claimed to have been a champion of “equality” for all religious groups.
Article titled “”Protesters around the world mourn Nasrallah's deathThe article, published without a byline on Saturday, praised Nasrallah as a “talented orator” who “insisted that there should be one Palestine, equal for Muslims, Jews and Christians.”
Nasrallah fervently believed in the destruction of the Jewish state, and his organization carried out numerous horrific attacks against Jews around the world.
The article explains how Narsala was “beloved” by Shiite Muslims, in part because he provided “social services” in Lebanon.
Nasrallah, 64, was killed in a major Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday. He co-founded Hezbollah in 1982 and became the terrorist organization's sole leader by 1992.
The Iranian-backed Islamic extremist group has been accused of carrying out a number of deadly terrorist attacks targeting Jews over the past four decades. Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing In 1994, 85 people died, and the next day a plane crash killed 21 people, many of them Jews.
Throughout the 2000s, Hezbollah carried out numerous suicide bombings inside Israel, routinely targeting large groups of civilians gathered in restaurants, buses, and other public places.
This summer, Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on soccer fields in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing at least 12 people between the ages of 10 and 20.
“The Times' readership is now made up of liberal elites, politicians, communists, and Islamists,” one I wrote.
“This is so embarrassing. Does anyone take the NYT seriously?” another user asked.
Another accused the Lady in Gray of “jihadsplaining” and “trying to turn a clear call for genocide into something positive.”
Although Nasrallah has often claimed to be anti-Zionist and not anti-Semitic, Quoted in Times article From a statement on May 23, 2004: “If all Jews gathered in Israel, there would be no need to chase Jews all over the world.''
The New York Times did not respond to a request for comment.
