Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar say Israel will pursue legal action against The New York Times over an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof that details allegations of sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli military detention. Multiple outlets report that Kristof’s column describes what he calls a pattern of widespread sexual violence affecting Palestinian men, women, and children. Israeli officials reject the allegations, framing them as false and “blood libel,” and say the claims are “distorted.” Israel’s foreign affairs ministry says Netanyahu and Sa’ar have instructed legal advisers to initiate a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper. Media law experts quoted by The Guardian cast doubt on how feasible a defamation case would be, but outlets agree that the threat represents an escalation of Netanyahu’s broader pattern of legal challenges against the paper. Other coverage, including letters in The New York Post, also reflects public discussion of the dispute, including Netanyahu’s reported intent to sue over the Kristof piece.
Netanyahu threatens defamation lawsuit against New York Times over Nicholas Kristof op-ed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar say Israel will pursue legal action against The New York Times over an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof that details alleg...
- Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar threaten to sue The New York Times over a Nicholas Kristof column.
- The Kristof op-ed alleges a pattern of widespread sexual abuse and rape of Palestinian prisoners.
- Israeli officials deny the allegations and describe them as false, “distorted,” and “blood libel.”
- Israel’s foreign affairs ministry says Netanyahu has instructed legal advisers to consider initiating a defamation lawsuit.
- Legal experts cited by The Guardian question whether the defamation lawsuit is likely to be viable.
NY Post readers discuss Benjamin Netanyahu suing The New York Times for an alleged attack piece by Nicholas Kristof.
1 month agoThis week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would sue the paper and columnist Nicholas Kristof for defamation over the publication of what he called a "blood libel."
1 month agoThe New York Times on Friday said Israeli threats to file a defamation lawsuit against it over an article alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli perso...
1 month agoPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar have ordered the “initiation of a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times”, according to a joint statement issued by their offices
1 month agoIsrael's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.
1 month agoThe controversy over a piece in The New York Times continued to smolder on Thursday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country’s foreign ministry said they might sue […] The post Netanyahu and Israel threaten to sue The New York Times appeared first on Poynter.
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