Bored – “if it is being sold at a newsstand it is PUBLIC therby allowing anyone to view and comment.”
They have the right to comment, but it seems most of the negative comments are based on antisemitism.
And the apology was because after the firestorm, they didn’t want to leave the false impression (about women denigration) on the main society and the gov., who asked that the photo shouldn’t be altered.
It wasn’t an admission of guilt. They aren’t ever going to show pictures of women, but they might be more careful with gov. photos.
This apology isn’t to change the mind of all the people who said Chassidim are like radical moslems and all the other negative comments. A person with bias will always have bias, no matter how mant times you show them the Truth!