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Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn

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The world’s oldest Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle , has removed a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that the material was fabricated by a “freelance journalist” who had also misrepresented his résumé.

After an investigation last week into the author, Elon Perry , the paper put out a two -paragraph announcement late on Friday night , saying that it was unsatisfied with explanations supplied by the journalist.

Liberal British Jews feel the Jewish Chronicle no longer represents them as it once did.

Pogrund: How is it that British Jews don’t know who owns their’ paper? It’s an oxymoron. How can a paper not disclose its ownership? I hate having to pose the question publicly but I asked privately more than a year ago to no avail.”.

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English

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