May 9, 2012
IOTW:
Washington Free Beacon
FAIZ SHAKIR, EDITOR OF THINKPROGRESS BLOG ACCUSED OF ANTI-ISRAEL, ANTI-SEMITIC BIAS, HEADED TO NANCY PELOSI’S OFFICE
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has hired the controversial editor of a blog recently engulfed in scandal over its use of language that Jewish groups have described as anti-Semitic and anti-Israel.
Faiz Shakir, the editor in chief of the Center for American Progress’ ThinkProgress blog, is set to become a senior adviser to Pelosi and her office’s director of new media, according to reports.
Shakir piloted ThinkProgress through a contentious period during which the liberal online outlet faced accusations of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic bias due to its reporters’ use of the term “Israel firster,” language historically associated with white supremacists.
Zaid Jilani, who parted ways with ThinkProgress as a result of the controversy, employed the term on his Twitter feed, writing that “Obama is still beloved by Israel-firsters and getting lots of their $$.”
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