New York Magazine blasted for antisemitic, dangerous cover story that smeared Jewish people while supposedly celebrating Arab culture

A tone-deaf New York Magazine “hit piece” that purportedly celebrated Arab and Muslim culture in the Big Apple – but actually fixated on a so-called Israeli “genocide” of Palestinians while ignoring the atrocities of Oct.7, 2023 – has sparked fierce backlash, prompting outraged subscribers to cancel while insiders reveal the publication’s dubious practices.Monday’s New York mag cover story titled “Habibi City” has been widely panned for its “erasure of Jews” with ties to Arab countries, with sources fuming over the outlet’s marginalization of Jewish people and its vilification of Israel.

The timing was seen as particularly objectionable, with hate crimes soaring under Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and more than half of reported incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers.The mag breathlessly ballyhooed “a blooming cultural ecosystem, led by young SWANA New Yorkers … born out of the resistance and protests in the months following October 7.” The Southwest Asia and North Africa community, “bound together by shared values,” was “born out of the pain of the genocide in Gaza,” according to the outlet, a once-venerable cultural icon.Critics accused the mag of repeatedly noting Israel’s response to Oct.7 while ignoring the actual terror massacre of that day, which left 1,200 dead and 251 abducted into Hamas hell deep inside the bowels of Gaza.“I am not going to pay for a subscription to a magazine I’ve long loved – and written for – that actively seeks to negate Jewish history and identity,” journalist Jordana Horn told The Post. Her cancellation over the 31-page, six-part package included a blistering message: “You’re deliberately stoking the flames of anti-Jewish sentiment in this city and I’m not going to help pay for it.”Jewish groups were livid over the main piece sympathizing with SWANA New Yorkers who still “face xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Zionism — along with the repercussions of speaking out against them...