The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column took a look at Donald Trump’s recent comments on profiling of potential terrorists. It included the following:
While the Washington Post can be commended for adding an update concerning Israeli profiling, a glaring error stood out.
We tweeted and contacted the journalist responsible and Washington Post editors to ask why would Israeli security profile Ethiopian Jews?
.@GlennKesslerWP Pls explain why u state that Israel profiles Ethiopian Jews. Why would they profile a population that is no way a threat?
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) September 23, 2016
Clearly the Ethiopian Jewish community in no way represents a security threat to Israelis or anyone else.
There is only one implication for claiming that Israel profiles people of color, even if they are Jewish – that Israel is somehow racist. This is not only absolutely incorrect but is inflammatory.
The Washington Post agreed with us and removed the offending reference.