The Jerusalem Post has named N. David Gross, a 66-year-old British-born journalist, as its new managing editor. Gross joined the Post in 1950.
The appointment Monday was announced less than a week after Post Publisher Yehuda Levy fired more than 20 senior staff members, including Managing Editor David Landau, in a dispute over editorial policy.
The dispute led to a joint letter of resignation from the staff members to David Radler, chairman of the Canada-based Hollinger newspaper chain, which bought the Post last April.
They accused Levy of compromising editorial integrity and said they would leave their jobs in 30 days if he was not removed.
Levy, assured of the owner’s confidence, demised the dissidents on Jan. 2, giving them a half-hour to clear the newspaper premises from which they have since been barred.
The English-language Post. long considered left of center, had been sharply critical of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and his Likud bloc for their handling of the Palestinian uprising.
Levy, a retired Israel Defense Force colonel, is a Likud supporter. Critics say he is determined to turn the widely respected Post into a mouthpiece for Likud.
The new managing editor, who came to Israel in 1949, has served the Post as its chief night editor, news editor and associate managing editor.
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