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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel, among the rubble of a damaged building, where the military says six Israeli hostages were recently killed by Hamas militants.
Israeli soldiers at the entrance of a tunnel where the military says six Israeli hostages were recently killed by Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, 13 September 2024. Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP

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 Jewish Chronicle put out a two-paragraph announcement late on Friday night, saying that it was unsatisfied with explanations supplied by the journalist regarding his assertions.

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