“Israel has been eliminated from WBC title contention after their loss to the Dominican Republic,” the post said.
As noted by Mediaite, the post sparked immediate backlash “and a number of jokes, but many of the replies also expressed varying degrees of anti-Semitism, voicing support for the idea of ‘eliminating’ Israel.”
“Read the room, Fox Sports. Jeesh,” scolded Newsmax anchor Andrew Craft. “Good thing Germany didn’t make the WBC this year,” quipped another commenter. Several others posted comments suggesting TuckerCarlson would enjoy the post.
“Perhaps not an optimal graphic,” wrote New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush.
Fox Sports did not eliminate the graphic or delete the post.
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