Trending Now - New York Times Stands Firm Amid Controversy Over Column
WHO:
Middle East Eye - Israeli influencers and politicians responded to the accounts in the New York Times article by claiming it perpetuated a blood libel.
Middle East Eye - Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is the Israel army's chief military advocate.
BBC News - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered legal action against The New York Times.
The Times of Israel - Nicholas Kristof is the author of the controversial column.
The Times of Israel - Around 200 demonstrators, mostly Jewish, protested outside The New York Times offices.
The Times of Israel - Adam Louis-Klein is a representative of the Movement Against Antizionism.
The Times of Israel - Eve Oster is a protester who spoke at the rally.
The Times of Israel - Naya Lekht is the founder of Stop Antizionism.
The Times of Israel - Several activist groups organized the rally, including Stop Antizionism, the Movement Against Antizionism, Hineni, and End Jew Hatred.
WHAT:
Middle East Eye - The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it would sue the New York Times after the paper defended its report.
Middle East Eye - The article included testimonies of rape of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers, with specific accounts of prisoners being mounted by dogs and penetrated by carrots.
The Times of Israel - Protesters chanted, “New York Times, get it straight, stop the libels, stop the hate.”
The Times of Israel - Critics claimed the article's most extreme claim, that Israelis use dogs to rape Palestinians, is not plausible.
The Times of Israel - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that the report misrepresented a statement he made to the reporter.
The Times of Israel - Protesters referred to past New York Times coverage that turned out to be false, including the Al Ahli hospital explosion and the claim about 14,000 babies in Gaza facing starvation.
The Times of Israel - The rally wrapped up after about an hour with the protesters singing Israel’s anthem, “Hatikvah,” Hebrew for “The Hope.”
BBC News - The New York Times defended its journalist after Israel threatened to sue over an article alleging rape of Palestinian detainees.
The Times of Israel - Protesters chanted slogans such as “New York Times, shame on you” and “We will not be silent.”
The Times of Israel - Protesters held signs with messages like “Antizionism gets Jews killed” and “J’accuse.”
The Times of Israel - Critics claimed the article relied on sources with a history of anti-Zionist extremism.
The Times of Israel - The New York Times dismissed Netanyahu's legal threat as part of a political strategy to undermine independent reporting.
WHERE:
BBC News - The protest took place outside The New York Times offices in Manhattan, New York.
WHEN:
The Times of Israel - The protest occurred on a Thursday.
WHY:
Middle East Eye - Israeli activists claimed the New York Times article was inciting violence against Jews and perpetuating antisemitic canards.
The Times of Israel - Protesters expressed that the allegations could foment violence against Jews.
The Times of Israel - Protesters expressed outrage over the column, fearing it could incite violence against Jews.
The Times of Israel - Adam Louis-Klein stated that the column represents systemic anti-Zionist libel.
The Times of Israel - Naya Lekht compared the coverage to propaganda used in Nazi Germany, warning of a cycle of libels against Jews.
HOW:
Middle East Eye - The Israeli army launched a criminal investigation into a leak involving a military prosecutor accused of leaking footage showing the rape of a Palestinian detainee.
The Times of Israel - The rally was one of the first organized protests for the groups Stop Antizionism, the Movement Against Antizionism, and Hineni.
The Times of Israel - The rally was organized by activist groups that have emerged since the October 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel.
(UPDATED May 16, 2026 05:52 UTC)
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to sue the New York Times after the paper defended its controversial report, which included alarming testimonies of violence against Palestinians by Israeli soldiers. In response to the article, Israeli influencers and politicians have accused the Times of perpetuating a blood libel and inciting violence against Jews. Meanwhile, the Israeli army has initiated a criminal investigation into a leak involving a military prosecutor who is accused of disclosing footage that allegedly shows the rape of a Palestinian detainee.
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(UPDATED May 16, 2026 04:11 UTC)
Protesters rallied recently, chanting, “New York Times, get it straight, stop the libels, stop the hate,” in response to an article that included a claim about Israelis using dogs to rape Palestinians, which critics deemed implausible. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also weighed in, asserting that the report misrepresented his comments to the reporter, while demonstrators pointed to previous inaccuracies in the Times' coverage, including the Al Ahli hospital explosion and claims about babies in Gaza facing starvation. The event, organized by groups like Stop Antizionism and the Movement Against Antizionism, concluded with attendees singing Israel’s anthem, “Hatikvah,” which means “The Hope.”
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(UPDATED May 15, 2026 23:19 UTC)
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has ordered legal action against The New York Times in response to a controversial column by Nicholas Kristof that alleges rape of Palestinian detainees, which the newspaper defends as independent reporting. In Manhattan, around 200 demonstrators protested outside The New York Times offices, chanting slogans and holding signs expressing their outrage, fearing the article could incite violence against Jews. Activist groups, including Stop Antizionism and the Movement Against Antizionism, organized the rally, with representatives like Adam Louis-Klein and Naya Lekht condemning the column as systemic anti-Zionist libel.