The New York Times Unlearns Its Own History on Israel
The New York Times building in New York City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons What happens when the “paper of record” disavows its own record? The New York Times admitted it made an error in 2012. Now,…
Assessment
The New York Times is caught in a contradiction it created for itself. In 2012, the paper published a false claim about Israeli construction plans in the E1 area. Now, nearly 14 years later, it refuses to correct that same error. The paper of record is choosing to protect its institutional reputation over accuracy. This raises a straightforward question for readers: if the Times cannot correct its own history, how much of its current reporting on Israel can you trust?