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Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article

Al Jazeera · · 882 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Israeli government has said it is taking the extraordinary step of suing The New York Times after the newspaper published an article detailing rape allegations by Palestinian detainees against Israeli forces.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Israeli government announced its intention to sue The New York Times over an article alleging sexual violence/rape of Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel to sue New York Times over article alleging Israeli soldiers used dogs to rape Palestinians: ‘Hideous and distorted lies’. By. Emily Crane.The incendiary article, which cited accounts from 14 f…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/israel-hits-nyt-wit…
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web search NEUTRAL — York Times.", — the message says. The office noted that the author of the article is Nicholas Kristof. He has previously won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/14/netanyahu-ordered-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians is widespread, according to new reports and harrowing first-hand accounts.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010886586/the-ho…
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“Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office made the announcement three days after the release of the article by longtime New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, which was based on the accounts of 14 male and female Palestinian victims.”
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Evidence confirms the author was Nicholas Kristof and that the article cited accounts from 14 former Palestinian prisoners. One source explicitly mentions the announcement was made by the office of the head of the Jewish state on May 14.
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web search NEUTRAL — The office of Prime Minister came into existence on 14 May 1948, the date of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, when the provisional government was created. David Ben-Gurion,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — Columnist Nicholas Kristof penned the incendiary New York Times article. Getty Images for Concordia Summit.The incendiary article, which cited accounts from 14 former Palestinian prisoners, claimed th…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/israel-hits-nyt-wit…
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web search NEUTRAL — This was announced today, May 14, by the office of the head of the Jewish state.York Times.", — the message says. The office noted that the author of the article is Nicholas Kristof. He has previously…
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/14/netanyahu-ordered-to-…
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“Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar “have instructed the initiation of a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times”.”
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Web results explicitly state that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar 'instructed the initiation' of the defamation lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel will slap the New York Times with a lawsuit over a recent "hideous and distorted" article that accused Israeli soldiers and their dogs of raping Palestinian prisoners, officials said Thursday.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/israel-hits-nyt-wit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Illustration of The New York Times application displayed on a smartphone held in hand in Corsica France April 18, 2026.The ministry added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gi…
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896240
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web search NEUTRAL — York Times.", — the message says. The office noted that the author of the article is Nicholas Kristof. He has previously won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/14/netanyahu-ordered-to-…
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“Last year, Netanyahu said he was “looking at whether a country can sue The New York Times” newspaper last year, following a report on starvation in Gaza amid Israel’s genocide.”
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A source confirms that Netanyahu told Fox News, 'I am actually looking into whether a country can sue the New York Times' in response to reporting on Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — York Times.", — the message says. The office noted that the author of the article is Nicholas Kristof. He has previously won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/14/netanyahu-ordered-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The New York Times should be sued,” Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday. “I am actually looking into whether a country can sue the New York Times …
https://www.alexa.ng/2025/08/benjamin-netanyahu-threatens-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Posted on May 11, 2026 by State of the Nation. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.CBS 60 Minutes skewered mercilessly for interviewing war criminal and genocidal maniac Bib…
https://stateofthenation.info/?p=63404
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“A December 28, 2023, report detailing allegations of a pattern of sexual abuse during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on southern Israel.”
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Multiple sources confirm the New York Times published an investigative report on December 28, 2023, regarding gender-based violence/sexual abuse during the October 7 attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“In the months after its publication, 50 journalism professors called on the newspaper to investigate the piece.”
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Evidence explicitly states that over 50 tenured journalism professors signed a letter urging the New York Times to address concerns regarding the December 28 report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 50 tenured journalism professors signed a letter urging the New York Times to address concerns regarding its investigative report.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/criticism-and-concerns-jo…
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web search NEUTRAL — On December 28, the New York Times published an “investigative” report on gender-based violence allegedly committed by Palestinians during the October 7 attack.
https://israelpalestinenews.org/two-reports-debunk-new-york-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Times is investigating who leaked information about its reporting on sexual assaults during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1235606433/an-investigation-i…
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“On Tuesday, the newspaper also published a piece in its news section on an Israeli civil commission report that claimed sexual abuse on October 7 was “organised and patterned”.”
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Evidence confirms the publication of a report stating sexual violence on October 7 was 'organized and patterned,' and another source mentions the NYT ran a piece on this topic on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Report Examines Sexual Violence During and After Hamas-Led Attack.The commission said testimonies were still emerging. These were not isolated acts but were “organized and patterned,” accordin…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/israel-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Several international outlets reported the Commission's findings on Tuesday morning, the ministry noted, with NYT being an apparent outlier. "Aware of the report and its release date, the night before…
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-895908
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel attacks New York Times for report on sexual violence by Israeli forces. 17 hours ago. Save for later.New York Times defends controversial anti-Israel piece, 'no truth' to retraction claims.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“Reem Alsalem, UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said Israel has not responded to requests for access for an international independent commission to investigate sexual abuse allegations against both Israelis and Palestinians.”
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While the search results mention the UN and general roles, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results that confirms the statement attributed to Reem Alsalem regarding Israel's lack of response to requests for an international commission.
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web search NEUTRAL — The UN has been recognized as a leader of peace and human development, with many officers and agencies having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but has also been criticized for perceived ineffective…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.
https://www.reuters.com/world/who-are-candidates-running-un-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with…
https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/topics/the-un-in-general.h…
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“Kristof’s article cited a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, presented to the UN Human Rights Council last year that Israel’s security apparatus had become a system under which sexual violence is “standard operating procedures”.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific wording 'standard operating procedures' from a UN Human Rights Council report.
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“It also pointed to a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) report that found nearly a third of Palestinian journalists detained by Israel had faced sexual violence.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a CPJ report on the percentage of Palestinian journalists facing sexual violence.
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