Palestinian children’s author Jenan Matari says she believes The New York Times “was trying to put a target on [her] back” when it publicized the fact that she recently posted a screenshot of a factual article by The Grayzone on social media. In justifying the cancellation, the Times relied heavily on baseless accusations from those pro-Israel factions. Following the cancellation, Chevalier’s fired the employee responsible for booking the event, and another staff member subsequently resigned in solidarity. As she explained to The Grayzone, the Times never disclosed that the publisher of the Larchmont Buzz is also a hiring manager at Chevalier’s Books, which cancelled her event. None of this obviously prejudicial information was relayed by the Times, which instead framed Chevalier’s decision to drop Matari as a rational business decision.