The New York Times will reportedly stop publishing political cartoons weeks after it apologized for an anti-Semitic illustration featuring President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Patrick Chappatte, a political cartoonist whose work has frequently appeared in the Times, published a post on his web site on Monday saying that the ‘Gray Lady’ will be ‘ending in-house political cartoons’ beginning in July.
‘I’m putting down my pen, with a sigh: that’s a lot of years of work undone by a single cartoon - not even mine - that should never have run in the best newspaper of the world,’ Chappatte wrote.
‘In 20-plus years of delivering a twice-weekly cartoon for the International Herald Tribune first, and then The New York Times, and after receiving three OPC awards in that category, I thought the case for political cartoons had been made (in a newspaper that was notoriously reluctant to the form in past history.)
In late April, The New York Times apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon which depicts a blind President Trump with a Jewish skullcap being led by a 'guide dog,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The cartoon ignited a furor as the influential newspaper came under fire for allowing it to be published
Patrick Chappatte, a Lebanese-Swiss cartoonist, wrote a post on Monday saying that the Times would stop printing political cartoons altogether
‘I’m putting down my pen, with a sigh: that’s a lot of years of work undone by a single cartoon - not even mine - that should never have run in the best newspaper of the world,’ Chappatte wrote
‘But something happened.’
The Times in late April apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper's international edition.
It showed Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing President Trump.
The Times says the image ‘included anti-Semitic tropes.’ The cartoon appeared Thursday in print.
The New York Times editorial page editor, James Bennet, confirmed on Monday that the newspaper would no longer print political cartoons
A tweet from the New York Times Opinion account Saturday said the image ‘was offensive, and it was an error in judgment to publish it.’
The Times says the cartoon was provided by The New York Times News Service and Syndicate, which has since deleted it.
The cartoon ignited widespread outrage, especially among Jewish organizations, who demanded that
