NYT deletes line saying Israelis ‘view themselves’ as Oct. 7 victims, citing 'editing error'
The sentence appeared in a Monday article by NYT correspondent Isabel Kershner examining the backlash in Israel against the NAZA film.
The New York Times has removed a sentence from an article about the Israeli documentary NAZA and added an editor's note following an editing error. The deleted sentence, which stated that Israelis "still largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7," was intended to convey the perception of Israelis regarding the government's military response to the October 7 massacre.
However, the wording inadvertently suggested that Israelis' status as victims of the attack was a matter of perception rather than a factual representation of their experience. The article, written by Isabel Kershner, examined the backlash in Israel against the documentary, which focuses on Palestinian civilian deaths during the war in Gaza.
Following criticism of the wording, the NYT removed the sentence and appended an editor's note to the article, clarifying that the deleted wording was meant to describe Israeli perceptions of the military response, not their status as victims.
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