Peter Beinart
Role at the time: Journalist and commentator writing personally, also identifying himself as Jebreal's friend
Condemned
Responding to
Were Rula Jebreal’s remarks about Hakeem Jeffries racist?
"Rula Jebreal used racist language to criticize Hakeem Jeffries. Her comments were clearly wrong."
Why we used this label
His full post unequivocally rejects the language. Defending the person’s overall record and asking for decency do not excuse using the words; mixed would conflate evaluation of conduct with evaluation of character.
Peter Beinart condemns Jebreal's wording while defending her broader record (opens in a new tab) - Peter BeinartComplete original post, including opening condemnation and subsequent defense of her record
The complete authored post was retrieved. Beinart calls the words racist and wrong, acknowledges the apology, and asks readers to judge Jebreal's overall work fairly. The combination supports a mixed classification. His statements about Israeli conduct remain attributed. This is a newly recovered September 7 response, not a new September 10 statement.