Four columnists from the UK-based Jewish Chronicle (JC), Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman, David Aaronovitch, and David Baddiel, are resigning from the paper over what they describe as the newspaper's biased reporting in favor of Israel.

The Hill

In his resignation letter posted on X, Freedland said that while his "attachment to the JC runs very deep," and that he and his father have written for it for "nearly 75 years," the paper has become "partisan" and "ideological" rather than "journalistic."

Also on X, Freeman wrote, "I'm immensely grateful for all the support I've had from the editors during my time there," but "recent events have made it impossible for me to stay." Replying to Freeman, Aaronovitch wrote, "I'm out too," with a spokesman for Baddiel saying the same for him.

The resignations were reportedly in response to the publication of nine articles by freelance journalist Elon Perry, including now debunked claims that Hamas was planning to smuggle Israeli hostages to Iran.

TheWrap

The Jerusalem Post

After investigating the articles by Perry, a former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier, the JC announced that it had "removed his stories" and "ended any association with [him]." It further wrote, "we deeply regret the chain of events that led to this point."

Guardian

Additional probes found that Perry may have also lied about parts of his military record and being a professor at Tel Aviv University for 15 years.

Israel Hayom

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Several Columnists Leave the Jewish Chronicle in Protest

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