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UK Guardian Changes Photo On Anti-Semitism Story After Facing Criticism

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February 7, 2019
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The UK Guardian changed the photo in a story about record high incidents of anti-Semitism after facing accusations of “victim-blaming.”

Jewish Chronicle writer Daniel Sugarman noted in a Twitter thread that the initial photo of the riots at the Israel-Gaza border gave the impression that, whether the Guardian intended to or not, Jews were to blame for the rising anti-Semitism in the UK:

https://twitter.com/Daniel_Sugarman/status/1093446809308053509

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Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted that the Guardian photo “unintentionally serves as a case study on the issue itself.”

“Anger with Israeli policies does not excuse #antiSemitism,” Greenblatt wrote. “Blaming the victim is never appropriate.”

Sugarman noted in the last tweet of his thread that the Guardian eventually changed its photo:

https://twitter.com/Daniel_Sugarman/status/1093453302421962752

As of publication time, the photo featured in the article was of a swastika beneath the word “Israel.”

The Guardian did not respond to the Journal’s request for comment as of publication time.

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