New York Times says it is 'deeply sorry' for running anti-Semitic cartoon

After a barrage of criticism, the New York Times said Sunday it was deeply sorry about publishing an anti-Semitic cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dog on a leash held by a blind President Donald Trump.

It is promising "significant changes" in its decision making process in the wake of the embarrassment.

The cartoon appeared in the opinion section of the international print edition of the paper next to a column by Thomas Friedman about immigration.

The Times apology came Sunday afternoon after it issued an earlier statement saying it was wrong to run a cartoon that contained "anti-Semitic tropes." But that statement did not contain any apology.

The new statement said: "We are deeply sorry for the publication of an anti-Semitic political cartoon last Thursday in the print edition of The New York Times that circulates outside of the United States, and we are committed to making sure nothing like this happens again."

"Such imagery is always dangerous, and at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, it's all the more unacceptable," it continued.

The paper said the decision to run the syndicated cartoon was made by a single editor working without adequate oversight.