Backlash over NY Magazine's Habibi City cover accused of antisemitic erasure
TL;DR
New York Magazine is facing sharp backlash for its Habibi City cover, accused of erasing Jewish identity while praising SWANA Arab culture and framing Israel/Palestine politics in a way critics say minimizes the Oct. 7 attacks; Jewish groups and pro-Israel advocates condemn the piece as antisemitic and erasing Jewish history, prompting reader cancellations and strong public rebuke as the debate over representation in media intensifies.
- New York Magazine blasted for ‘antisemitic,’ ‘dangerous’ cover story that smeared Jewish people while supposedly celebrating Arab culture nypost.com
- Habibi City New York Magazine
- New York Is Not, and Should Not Be, ‘Habibi City’ The Free Press
- SWANA Social Club The Cut
- How ‘Israeli’ Came to Mean ‘Jewish’ in the American Press Commentary Magazine
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