Four journalists — Hadley Freeman, Jonathan Freedland, David Baddiel and David Aaronovitch — have resigned from Britain’s Jewish Chronicle following allegations that freelance contributor Elon Perry fabricated material used in nine articles related to Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. The newspaper is the world’s oldest Jewish publication.
The resignations followed an investigation conducted by the Guardian into “wild fabrications” in the articles in question. Those articles were subsequently removed by the Chronicle.
The Chronicle issued its own statement addressing the allegations, which stated, “The Jewish Chronicle has concluded a thorough investigation into freelance journalist Elon Perry, which commenced after allegations were made about aspects of his record.