Times Of Israel Gives Writer The Boot After 'Unacceptable' Genocide Post

[bigtree]

Source: Talking Points Memo

The Times of Israel said Friday that the blogger who penned a post advocating genocide is no longer with the site.

In a statement attributed to the Times of Israel staff, the publication elaborated on its decision to remove Yochanan Gordon's widely derided blog post, "When Genocide is Permissible."

"This blog post, which was described by our Ops & Blogs editor as both damnable and ignorant, blatantly breached The Times of Israel’s editorial guidelines," the statement said.

Without referring to Gordon by name, the staff said that his blog has been "discontinued."


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[hrmjustin]

1. So he was paid by the site?

[bigtree]

2. no, it looks like it's an 'open blog'

. . . like our forum.

[hrmjustin]

3. Thanks. Glad they got rid of him.

[Fred Sanders]

5. More like Huff Post, where there are regular bloggers, but an editor let it be published, so not

like DU, our editors are the jury usually, The Times knew what it was doing.

[bigtree]

9. I think that's more accurate

. . . I think it falls to the mod(s) there who screen the posts - if that is their policy and practice.

[Fred Sanders]

12. Bet if was about advocating the same thing, but the other way, it would not have been published.

[sufrommich]

13. No,it's not like HuffPo.There are no conditions

for bloggers,there are no editors pre screening posts, in fact it says so on the page that the blogger used that the page is unedited and that opinions are the sole responsibility of the blogger.It was taken down as soon as it was discovered about 10 mins. after it was posted.

[Fred Sanders]

14. Does not answer the issue, regular bloggers ARE reviewed by an editor, then allowed unchanged.

Not to mention the "unacceptable"post was far more than unacceptable....just a tiny bit over the line for the owners........just a tad.....

[jwirr]

4. Good. The logic was missing in that article.

[Fred Sanders]

6. The heart was missing, the evil was present, and way too many agree...the sickness is vast.

[heaven05]

7. cosmetic

BS

[Fred Sanders]

10. I, too, call BS.

[Fred Sanders]

8. The talking point is let us not talk about the thousands of dead....so this slipped by the editor,

the title alone screams hatred....I call BS....there is plenty of this sentiment in Israel. Who cares if the writer is American? What difference does it make, America and Isrsel governments are joined together by Crazy Glue.

So do NOT talk about the stalks of dead people we created! Silence!

Talk about the single Israeli warrior, trained to killed, in a war......now a prisoner.....oops....kidnapped...talk about that,......or else!

All sound familiar?

[PFunk]

11. Aplaud the (late) desision but the damage is now done.

For better or ill the meam is out there now.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. I hope all sides of the Gaza debate here can find agreement on this

that the blogger's fantasy was a deplorable, simply unacceptable notion.

[McCamy Taylor]

16. Mr. Gordon really DID write this? Under his own name?

Good grief. On the plus side, maybe Fox Mews will hire him.

[McCamy Taylor]

17. Oh, and Bigtree, great snark thread title. Gotta ask, what is "acceptable" genocide?

[Exultant Democracy]

18. In trying to justify their genocide he broke the first rule and admitted it's genocide.

[mazzarro]

19. B-I-N-G-O! n/t