New York Times changes headline about Bowman's defeat, initially blamed 'flood of pro-Israel money'

The New York Times appeared to quietly change a headline about a "flood of pro-Israel money" leading to Tuesday's lopsided primary defeat of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.

Bowman, an outspoken critic of Israel, suffered a double-digit primary defeat on Tuesday to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel moderate Democrat. The race was defined in part by the bitter schism within the party over Israel and its war in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.

The New York Times’ initial headline about Bowman's loss, "Bowman Falls in House Primary, Overtaken by Flood of Pro-Israel Money," was quickly criticized on social media.

"The New York Times is blaming the Jews for Jamaal Bowman's loss," conservative radio host Ari Hoffman wrote on X to accompany a screengrab of the headline. "Did you guys consider that he was a crappy congressman?"

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The Times edited the headline to, "Bowman Falls to Latimer in a Loss for Progressive Democrats," without any correction or editor’s note. It is unclear when the change was made.

The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bowman has been outspoken about his support for Palestinians amid the war in Gaza and has charged that Israel has committed genocide. He was targeted by roughly $14 million in spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel group that supported Latimer.

Bowman had already created headaches for himself with his embarrassing fire alarm incident last year; he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after pulling the alarm to delay a vote on Capitol Hill.

He also weathered headlines over promoting conspiracy theories about Sept. 11 being an