The New York Times has issued an apology over a cartoon the publication ran in its international edition on April 25, which was later pulled because of its "anti-Semitic tropes".
The cartoon, showing the Israeli prime minister personified as a sausage dog wearing a Star of David on its collar leading President Donald Trump wearing a black suit, black sunglasses and yarmulke on his head, has been slammed for its anti-Semitic undertones, reports Newsweek.
The cartoon, depicting a seemingly blind Mr Trump walking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu portrayed as a dog, has been denounced by emphatic critics on social media, some going so far as to call out David Duke's credibility as the publication's editor.
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