JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A female New York Times reporter who accompanied Mayor Eric Adams on his trip to Israel, tweeted her annoyance about the fact that she needed to be in the women’s section, while Adams visited the Kosel.
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Now she is getting major backlash from orthodox Jews and others, at her complete disrespect for ancient and sacred Jewish halachos and customs.
Emma Fitzsimmons, City Hall Bureau Chief for the Times, tweeted a picture of herself on the other side of the mechitza. She wrote: “TFW you’re at the Western Wall in Jerusalem as a female journalist and you have to climb a bench and look over a fence to see the mayor.”
In response, she has been slammed for her complete disdain and irreverence for hallowed and ancient traditions and guidelines. In addition, some on social media are outraged that Fitzsimmons has injected herself into the storyline, when as a journalist, she should remain “invisibly” on the sidelines where she belongs.
Ben Shapiro sarcastically tweeted: “TFW you think others’ religious standards ought to bow to your secularism at one of their holiest sites”
She should travel one mile into PA-controlled territory to see how much they love feminist secularism, and how things would go if she demanded they mimic her standards. But boo hoo, she had to stand on a bench to take a picture over a mechitza in Jerusalem.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 23, 2023
Shapiro added: “She should travel one mile into PA-controlled territory to see how much they love feminist secularism, and how things would go if she demanded they mimic her standards. But boo hoo, she had to stand on a bench to take a picture over a mechitza in Jerusalem.”
Political activist Chaskel Bennett wrote: “As journalistic integrity, honesty, and impartiality has grown obsolete, the new norm for attention starved reporters seems to be the need to insert themselves into the story. What was once a cardinal sin for journalists has become the pathetic new standard. The @nytimes is certainly leading in this dubious category.”
As journalistic integrity, honesty, and impartiality has grown obsolete, the new norm for attention starved reporters seems to be the need to insert themselves into the story. What was once a cardinal sin for journalists has become the pathetic new standard. The @nytimes is… https://t.co/bDrV5gWDHe
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) August 23, 2023
Kiryas Joel School Superintendent Joel Petlin wrote: “The comments and quote posts to this post by a @nytimes reporter should be instructive to all journalists who are covering religious groups and places of worship. If you don’t respect the traditions of the faith that you’re covering, then give the assignment to someone who will.”
The comments and quote posts to this post by a @nytimes reporter should be instructive to all journalists who are covering religious groups and places of worship.
If you don’t respect the traditions of the faith that you’re covering, then give the assignment to someone who will. https://t.co/Hd5gGjAXFZ
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) August 23, 2023
Journalist Lea Goldman wrote: “I hate it when centuries old religious practice gets in the way of a good shot.”
It is hard to believe that if Fitzsimmons had accompanied Adams to a Mosque, where she would be given far less access than she got at the Kosel, and likely be forced to cover her entire face, that she would have uttered a single word of negativity.
Next time, stay home.
Try visiting Mecca. I hear they’re open for business.
Do we really expect anything else from a writer in the New York slimes? She’s a piece of garbage just like the organization she works for.
Stay home close to the Amish and show respect for their traditions. Don’t sully the Holy Land with your nefarious presence and obnoxious comments!
I’m just wondering when female politicians visit the kosel they go to the female side. Do the male reporters complain?
as i wrote previously the anti-semitic nyt is furious that adams would be hanging at the occupied wall in occupied Jerusalem with Neanderthal black hat jewboys–the only jews they like are the self hating members of ??????
If you don’t like it, stay home! You would never be as dismissive and disrespectful in Saudi Arabia, Iran , Lebanon’s,Libya etc.
If you dared try this in any Muslim country you would be sent packing and put on a no fly list!
MSM Jew hating scum. The only religious people the leftists liek are Islamists.
Once a journalist violates their neutrality in reporting, and becomes a commentator, the solution is simple, revoke their press credentials.
She looks like a typical privileged white female Karen.
She would not have been forced to cover her face at a mosque. The niqab is not common among Palestinians.
The correct response to this is to point out how this would have gone if the mayor had been female.
Can you imagine when she asked someone to take that picture for her?
Typical, DUMB Irish SHIKSA !!!
People complain about things. That is human nature.