Rupert Murdoch apologizes for "Jewish owned" media tweet

UPDATED below.

Late Saturday, Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to complain about the U.S. media's treatment of the ongoing Gaza crisis. Displaying his typically staunch pro-Israel stance, Murdoch also managed to play on an anti-Semitic trope with this tweet:

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As the HuffPo noted, reaction on Twitter was swift, shocked and angry.

Mother Jones' Adam Serwer tweeted:

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While the New Yorker political reporter Ryan Lizza opted for:

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UPDATE: Murdoch issued a Twitter non-apology Sunday for his "Jewish owned" comment. He clarifies that he was not talking about Jewish reporters -- as if this had been the main problem with his original tweet:

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