The Washington Post is under fire for sharing and then deleting a Friday X post that shamed an Israeli-American couple for failing to speak “about the ferocity of Israel’s counterattack” on Hamas when raising the plight of their imprisoned son.
The is under fire for sharing and then deleting a Friday X post that shamed an Israeli-American couple for failing to speak “about the ferocity of Israel’s counterattack” on Hamas when raising the plight of their imprisoned son.
The now-deleted post, and portions of the published story, took aim at Ronen and Orna Neutra, whose son Omer is one of many hostages whom the Hamas terror group still holds in the Gaza Strip. The Neutras delivered a speech this week to the Republican National Convention, where they raised their son’s plight and were met with widespread support from GOP politicians and the audience.
The Post publicized its article about the Neutras in a Friday morning post.
“Omer Neutra has been missing since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel”, the post read. “When his parents speak publicly, they don’t talk about Israel’s assault on Gaza that has killed over 38,000 Palestinians, according to local officials. Experts have warned of looming famine.”
The post was soon deleted and replaced with an apology after social media users expressed outrage. It is the latest in a string of public controversies for Washington, D.C.’s largest newspaper, which has repeatedly come under fire for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, with critics accusing the publication of anti-Israel bias.
