The New York Times has a chassidic problem
Unsurprised outrage probably sums up the reaction among Israel supporters to a recent New York Times editorial headlined, “The Ideal of Democracy in a Jewish State Is in Jeopardy.”
Hitting on the now-familiar themes of the rise of Ben Gvir and the Netanyahu government’s intention to cut the country’s Supreme Court down to size, the piece had the imprimatur of the Times’ editorial board, and duly riled up the pro-Israel community.
But while Israel has many defenders, far fewer will have been disturbed by another Times article that dropped shortly before the op-ed.
“Why Some Hasidic Children Can’t Leave Failing Schools” is ostensibly about the sad phenomenon of children caught in the crossfire when marriages end with one spouse leaving the Orthodox world.
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