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Four Prominent Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle Over Gaza Stories Based On “Fabrications”


The historic Jewish newspaper had to remove stories it had discovered were based on "fabrications" by a freelance journalist.

Founded in 1841, The JC began publishing several months ago a series of articles described as being by a British-based Israeli journalist, Elon Perry, based on well-placed sources. The Guardian reports that on Friday The JC put out a statement saying it was unsatisfied with explanations from Perry and had therefore removed all stories written by him and ended its associations with the writer. “The Jewish Chronicle maintains the highest journalistic standards in a highly contested information landscape and we deeply regret the chain of events that led to this point.

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