The photo was taken to document the recent Osama bin Laden operation in the works. Whether or not you agree with the operation itself or its results, I think we would all agree that those in the room and those on the field/in the Pakistani mansion should receive credit for their assistance with the mission.
An Hasidic [like my use of the British 'an'?] newspaper didn't think so, promptly erasing the women from the photo:
Apparently, Der Zeitung never shows women on its pages because they could be considered “sexually suggestive.” OK, sure, we all know Clinton’s pantsuits are notoriously sexy. But aren’t the editors concerned about all the ladies who get hot and bothered looking at Biden sitting there being all vice-presidential? Jokes aside, Der Zeitung is free to refuse to publish pictures of women. That’s what we like to call really, really sexist, but also fair enough. However, I am pretty sure they are not allowed to erase women from a photograph and pretend they just weren’t there. That’s straight-up rewriting history. And, in addition to seeming just plain wrong to most people, happens to violate both Jewish principles and the terms of use posted by the White House, which stipulate that the image “may not be manipulated in any way.”
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