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New Yorker Magazine Union Posts Anti-Israel Tweet

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A view of The New Yorker magazines on display at the 2019 New Yorker Festival on Oct. 12, 2019, in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for The New Yorker)

By    |   Friday, 21 May 2021 11:49 AM EDT

The New Yorker magazine's union tweeted an anti-Semitic trope on Wednesday as part of a post expressing solidarity with the Palestinians amid the recent Israeli conflict with terror group Hamas.

The Washington Free Beacon posted a screen shot of the union's since-deleted tweet, which read: "Solidarity with Palestinians from the river to the sea who went on a 24-hour strike yesterday for dignity and liberation. #palestineonstrike.”

About three hours later the tweet was removed.

"We stand in solidarity with the Palestinians who went on strike for dignity and rights. We’ve removed our original post, which used a phrase with connotations that distracted from our intended message of solidarity."

And, in another tweet, the union wrote: “Solidarity is important—and so is accountability. We apologize.”

The phrase used in the original tweet — "from the river to the sea" — has long been used by groups calling for the elimination of Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state that runs from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean Sea.

Twitter users blasted the union for the tweet.

John Gage, former writer for the Washington Examiner, wrote: "This is a slogan supporting genocide against Jews. Whoever wrote and approved this tweet should be fired immediately."

Others upset by the tweet wrote "You called for a Jewish genocide,” "Apology not accepted. I’m canceling my subscription,” and "You're done. Hoping for complete collapse of the rag.”

The New Yorker did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.

Jeffrey Rodack

Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.

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