Meet the Washington Post’s Leading Apologist for Nazi Genocide
Posted by: John Phenix
Ruth Marcus opposes the ICJ’s ruling to end Israel’s military onslaught in Rafah. (From video)
On March 10th Ruth Marcus quit the Washington Post over publisher Jeff Bezos’ new, extremely restrictive policies. Many commentators are outraged at Bezos’ actions, but almost none voiced similar outrage at Marcus’ defense of Israel’s genocidal violence:
By Melvin Goodman, reposted from CounterPunch, January, 31, 2025
Ruth Marcus is the Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the Washington Post, and a regular oped writer for the paper. Marcus is an attorney, who decided to remain in journalism rather than practice law. She identifies herself ideologically and politically as a liberal and as a Zionist. In her most recent oped (“U.N. cou...










