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The New York Times appeared to quietly change a headline about a "flood of pro-Israel money" leading to Tuesday's lopsided primary defeat of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
Bowman, an outspoken critic of Israel, suffered a double-digit primary defeat on Tuesday to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel moderate Democrat. The race was defined in part by the bitter schism within the party over Israel and its war in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.
The New York Times’ initial headline about Bowman's loss, "Bowman Falls in House Primary, Overtaken by Flood of Pro-Israel Money," was quickly criticized on social media.
"The New York Times is blaming the Jews for Jamaal Bowman's loss," conservative radio host Ari Hoffman wrote on X to accompany a screengrab of the headline. "Did you guys consider that he was a crappy congressman?"
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has been a staunch critic of Israel. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
The Times edited the headline to, "Bowman Falls to Latimer in a Loss for Progressive Democrats," without any correction or editor’s note. It is unclear when the change was made.
The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The New York Times is blaming the Jews for Jamaal Bowman's loss
— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) June 26, 2024
Did you guys consider that he was a crappy congressman?
NYT: No! It is the fault of the Jooooooooooooos pic.twitter.com/a1QpN6FOA4
Bowman has been outspoken about his support for Palestinians amid the war in Gaza and has charged that Israel has committed genocide. He was targeted by roughly $14 million in spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel group that supported Latimer.
Bowman had already created headaches for himself with his embarrassing fire alarm incident last year; he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after pulling the alarm to delay a vote on Capitol Hill.
He also weathered headlines over promoting conspiracy theories about Sept. 11 being an inside job before joining Congress, and he recently apologized after initially denying Hamas members committed rape and sexual assault on Oct. 7.
As Bowman regularly attacked AIPAC, journalist David Zweig had predicted how media outlets would frame Bowman's defeat.
"Bowman was trailing Latimer by 17 points on April 3, before AIPAC even began its ad campaign. If/when Bowman loses keep this in mind when all the pundits spin their narratives," Zweig posted on X prior to the primary.
After the election, Zweig shared the original Times headline and wrote, "Right on cue… legacy media crafting narratives disconnected from facts. Latimer led Bowman by 17 points *before* the AIPAC ad blitz."
Right on cue… legacy media crafting narratives disconnected from facts. Latimer led Bowman by 17 points *before* the AIPAC ad blitz https://t.co/zsQajfmBpF pic.twitter.com/bcZSRBPajG
— David Zweig (@davidzweig) June 26, 2024
Others also criticized the initial Times headline:
Considering the fact that Bowman raised an insane amount of money from far left groups, the New York Times blaming Bowman's loss on AIPAC money rings particularly antisemitic.
— CUNY PROF (@CUNY_Prof) June 26, 2024
You don't lose political races by 18 points because of money. You lose them because of your views.
Has the @nytimes considered that the people of New York were unhappy with Bowman’s performance as a member of Congress?
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) June 26, 2024
Of course not. It must have been the Jews. pic.twitter.com/lkPWgLDAYD
A ridiculous headline.
— Maccabee Task Force (@MacTaskForce) June 26, 2024
Congressman Jamaal Bowman is a notorious antisemite known for denying the rape of Israeli women. Bowman lost because New Yorkers were unhappy with his performance in Congress, yet the NYT is pushing the antisemitic trope that it was Jewish money that… pic.twitter.com/HChIY7D2A0
No. Bowman fell because he was an extremist, had bad policies and was widely disliked in his own district.
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) June 26, 2024
But leave it to @nytimes to use a vile antisemitic trope. pic.twitter.com/KFCsVfdG4P
In 2019, Times columnist Bret Stephens said about his employer, "The Times has a longstanding Jewish problem… continuing into the present day in the form of intensely adversarial coverage of Israel."
Stephens was responding to the Times being forced to apologize in 2019 for running an antisemitic cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in its international division.
The New York Times did not feature viral images of kidnapped Israeli women and children on its front page following the Oct. 7 terror attacks. (The New York Times )
Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace, Hannah Grossman and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
