'Atlanta Jewish Times' owner resigns over Obama hit column uproar

The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times has resigned and is seeking a buyer in the aftermath of a column he wrote speculating that Israel would consider assassinating President Obama if it meant saving the country from an Iranian nuclear threat.

Andrew Adler, in an email obtained by JTA, announced Monday that he is "relinquishing all day-to-day activities effective immediately" following the publishing of his opinion piece saying that Obama's assassination was among Israel's options in heading off a nuclear Iran.

Adler said he would publish an apology in his next edition and that reaction from readers had been overwhelmingly negative. The decision to resign and sell when the local Jewish federation withdrew its support.