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Israel to Sue NY Times Over Palestinian Allegations

Updated 2026-05-14 17:05 UTC 1 source Negative

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his foreign ministry announced they will sue The New York Times for defamation after the newspaper published a column alleging that Israeli prison guards sexually abuse and assault imprisoned Palestinians.

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Israel to sue NY Times over Palestinian prisoner rape allegations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country's foreign ministry said Thursday they will sue The New York Times, accusing the outlet of defamation after it published a column alleging that Israeli prison guards sexually abuse and assault imprisoned Palestinians. "Today I instructed my le

2026-05-14 16:37 UTC