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January 23, 2012
(JTA) -- The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times has resigned and is seeking a buyer in the wake of a column he wrote speculating that Israel would consider assassinating President Obama.
Andrew Adler, in an email obtained by JTA, announced Monday that he is "relinquishing all day-to-day activities effective immediately" following the publishing of his opinion piece saying that Obama's assassination was among Israel's options in heading off a nuclear Iran.
Adler named staff writer John McCurdy as interim managing editor until a replacement can be found. Adler said he would publish an apology in his next edition and that reaction from readers had been overwhelmingly negative.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta said earlier Monday that it would suspend its relationship with the Atlanta Jewish Times until Adler removed himself from the newspaper's operations. The federation also called on Adler to sell the weekly.
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onenote
(42,703 posts)There was no way to rehabilitate himself. He had to go.
marmar
(77,080 posts)....... Showing zero tolerance for that kind of madness is always the best response.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)denverbill
(11,489 posts)Ian David
(69,059 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)think tank or consulting firm or politician will hire him for 7 figures.