London, Jan 29 : Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a "grotesque" cartoon in his London-based Sunday Times newspaper that depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a brick wall containing the blood and limbs of Palestinians.

The cartoon had a text, saying `Israeli elections. Will cementing peace continue?'

Murdoch apologised for the `offensive cartoon' printed in the Sunday Times after it led to complaints of anti-Semitism, the BBC reports.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews said it had complained to the Press Complaints Commission.

It said the cartoon was `shockingly reminiscent of the blood libel imagery more usually found in parts of the virulently anti-Semitic Arab press.'

According to the report, Murdoch wrote in a tweet that `Gerald Scarfe has never reflected the opinions of the Sunday Times. Nevertheless, we owe major apology for grotesque, offensive cartoon.' (ANI)