Online campaign ridicules NY Times article describing Israelis as ‘angry,’ ‘displeased’ November 4, 2021 Israelis relish falafel sandwiches, as part of a social-media campaign called “#SadSadIsrael.” (Twitter)(Twitter)Online campaign ridicules NY Times article describing Israelis as ‘angry,’ ‘displeased’ Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/online-campaign-ridicules-ny-times-article-describing-israelis-as-angry-displeased/ Email Print Israelis have been tweeting photos at weddings, restaurants, the beach, bars and concerts, dancing in bomb shelters, on hikes—with the satirical hashtag #SadSadIsrael.By JNS.orgA viral social-media campaign poking fun at The New York Times was the No. 1 Twitter trend in Israel, even garnering the attention of the nation’s official Twitter account.The newspaper published an article on Oct. 26, titled “Whose Promised Land? A Journey Into a Divided Israel,” in which the publication’s Jerusalem bureau chief Patrick Kingsley used depressing and somber descriptions to depict Israelis and their country. In response, the media watchdog organization CAMERA launched a social-media campaign on Monday called “#SadSadIsrael.” “The Times’s article seemed to be asking for ridicule,” said CAMERA analyst Gilead Ini, who started #SadSadIsrael. “After 10 days of traveling throughout the country, Kingsley somehow only stumbled upon Israelis who viewed their country as a land of ‘tensions,’ ‘inequities,’ ‘divisions,’ ‘unrest,’ ‘fury,’ ‘ambivalence,’ ‘illegitimacy,’ ‘alienation,’ ‘injustice,’ ‘discrimination,’ ‘bias,’ ‘abuse,’ with ‘slums’ and ‘shabby,’ ‘tired’ and ‘garish’ towns—and hardly a bright spot to be found.”Israelis have been tweeting joyous pictures of themselves with the satirical hashtag #SadSadIsrael. Photos show them at weddings, restaurants, the beach, bars and concerts, dancing in bomb shelters, on hikes and enjoying time with family and friends.Read Wikipedia's anti-Israel bias up after October 7th - report The official Twitter page for the State of Israel uploaded a photo of Israelis smiling while eating falafel sandwiches and said in a message to The New York Times, “We’re sooo sad. #SadSadIsrael.”Some Twitter users also noted that in March, Israel was ranked the 12th happiest country in the world by the World Happiness Report, and the year before, the 13th.Ini said: “Kingsley’s ‘journey,’ and the 5,000-word essay that followed, said a lot more about the ideological agenda of The New York Times than it did about Israel.” anti-Israel biasMedia BiasNew York TimesSocial media