Jerusalem Post Dragged for Now-Deleted Article Explaining How Israelis Can ‘Use’ War Stress to ‘Lose Weight’
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The Jerusalem Post kicked up a firestorm of controversy and criticism on Sunday when it published a self-help health article about how Israelis can use the stress from the war to “lose weight.”
“How to use the stress from the Israel-Hamas war to lose weight,” read the headline on the now-deleted article. “Fears of rockets and missiles amid Israel’s war with Hamas putting millions of Israelis in a constant state of anxiety and stress. But you can actually use this stress to lose weight and stay healthy,” read the article’s accompanying tweet, which was posted with the hashtags: “#Israel | #HamasTerrorists | #Gaza | #weightloss.” The tweet was deleted on Monday.
Social media users were quick to blast the article and responded with a myriad of hot takes.
“Assumed this was a parody in questionable taste. (The hashtags with #weightloss as a punchline seemed like the giveaway.) But It’s real. And in questionable taste,” wrote author Kurt Anderson in reply.
Here are some additional reactions:
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