Israel's ambassador to the United Nations has demanded a New York Times punishment for antisemitic publication

Danny Danon, Israel's ambbadador to the United Nations, said that the drawing "could have been taken from the pages of Der Sturmer, a Nazi propaganda newspaper, and despite this, this action went unpunished. "

The illustration, which appeared in the international edition on Thursday, showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a guide dog wearing a Star of David necklace and leading a blind Donald Trump cladded in his office. a kippah.

The newspaper apologized for Saturday's caricature: "The picture was shocking and its publication was a bad decision," he said.

But for Dannon, that was not enough. "I'm not in a position to accept or to apologize, but if someone commits an error, I think he should be responsible," said the representative. d & # 39; Israel. who added that such images may incite violence against the Jews.

On Sunday, the NYT apologized further, saying it was "deeply sorry" and pledged that "nothing like it" would happen again.

"We examined how this had happened and we understood that because of a wrong process, a single publisher who works without proper supervision has downloaded the subscribed drawing (on different media) and taken the decision to include it on the opinion page, "said Dannon. .

The Times reported that the case was subject to internal review and that it "anticipated significant changes". "Those who commit acts of anti-Semitism must be punished, whether here at the UN, whether they are political leaders, editors, political experts or university professors" Danon told reporters before a Security Council meeting on the Middle East.

This Monday, Donald Trump also seized the opportunity to reissue his dispute with the New York newspaper: "The NYT is apologized for its terrible antisemitic cartoon, but did not apologize, nor for all the fake and corrupt information that they publish every day. They have reached the lowest level of "journalism". and a low point in New York Times history, "tweeted the president. American