‘WTF Is This?!’ WaPo Shredded for Questioning ‘Where Jews Belong’ After Embassy Murders
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The Washington Post sparked a flurry of anger online Friday with a post on X that raised eyebrows by raising an offensive question in the wake of the murders of two Israeli embassy staffers, saying the grisly act of terror has amplified “confusion” about “where Jews belong.”
“Um, wut,” wrote National Review’s Jonah Goldberg on Friday, quote sharing the Washington Post X account’s message, which included a link to an editorial at the paper’s website. It was a sentiment widely shared in reactions to this bizarre commentary.
The killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers amplify confusion felt since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks about where Jews belong. https://t.co/MZo6rrV2Dt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 23, 2025
At the time of this post, that is also the subheading on the article itself.
The terrible message sparked a slew of reactions.
Um, wut? https://t.co/TivAYRK3Sh
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 23, 2025
Is Jake Shields now writing for the Washington Post? https://t.co/eWDkcm66Ol
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) May 23, 2025
WTF is this headline? Fucking unreal. https://t.co/XNxk8v7aDp
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) May 23, 2025
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the actual fuck https://t.co/KrbXdmvAGV
— Amy 🐘🦙🚫🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️ (@WaltzingMtilda) May 23, 2025
“Where Jews belong”? https://t.co/uwqac41MAH
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 23, 2025
“Where Jews belong”
Are you fucking kidding me? What is this, 1943 in Germany?
Go fuck yourselves. https://t.co/JKd4aUyz70
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) May 23, 2025
What the hell is wrong with your social media team https://t.co/iCU4ymZSJI
— Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) May 23, 2025
Where Jews belong? I’m sorry, what? https://t.co/IW4R6aPzUU
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) May 23, 2025
We belong wherever we damn well please. https://t.co/IUJL1vBd5m
— Boris Zilberman (@rolltidebmz) May 23, 2025
Confusion about where Jews belong?
How about “everywhere”? https://t.co/P7MOocWoWr
— Matt Cover (@MattCover) May 23, 2025
You can’t hate them enough https://t.co/G5T7BUWA7j
— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) May 23, 2025
Hall of fame horrific tweet from the Washington Post. https://t.co/kay4Wb5Kcf pic.twitter.com/u0VIGPf4S1
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 23, 2025
The “Democracy dies in darkness” people are wondering “where Jews belong.”
No joke. https://t.co/mCx4OB2CoZ
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) May 23, 2025
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) May 23, 2025
You’re confused about where Jews belong? This is actually a dilemma for you?
I’ll tell you where they don’t belong: dead or dying on a sidewalk or at a music festival, killed for merely existing. https://t.co/5jQtufBK65
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) May 23, 2025
I don’t feel confused https://t.co/GyMIXlCeVt
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) May 23, 2025
Some, including on the right, noted that the article is slightly more nuanced than the message on X.
The tweet is far worse than the article. The article isn’t good either, but at least it focuses on the victims of the radical anti-Semitism *as* its victims, while the NYT makes victims of the anti-Semitic radicals. https://t.co/42HikBTCAP https://t.co/ImIXOYYGzh
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) May 23, 2025
in fairness to this social media person, the article quotes Jews using that formulation multiple times. I don’t think anything malicious is intended here https://t.co/LBvqGqPL40
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 23, 2025
At the time of this post, the Post has not responded to the outraged replies about the objectively terrible tweet.
