Israel sues NYT over column exposing systematic policy of sexual abuse for Palestinian prisoners
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8500570
> cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49594
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> > Journalist Nicholas Kristof angered Prime Minister Netanyahu by providing testimony of Israel's use of dogs to*removed* detained Palestinians
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> >The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on 14 May that it is launching a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times (NYT) following its publication of a column by journalist Nicholas Kristof detailing the systematic*removed* and sexual assault of Palestinian detainees by Israeli guards.
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> >In a statement posted on X, the Prime Minister's Office described Kristoff's column, which cited testimony from Palestinian*removed* victims and Israeli human rights groups, as “one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press.”
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> >Israel demanded the “immediate” removal of the column, claiming it was published “in service of a Hamas-driven narrative.”
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> >Kristoff is a prominent American journalist. He began reporting for NYT in 1984 and has won two Pulitzer Prizes while reporting on various international conflicts.
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> >In his report published on 11 May, Kristoff provides testimony that Israeli forces trained combat dogs to*removed* Palestinian prisoners at the command of their handlers.
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> >A Gaza journalist who was detained by Israel in 2024 told Kristoff that in one instance, the guards zip-tied his testicles and penis for hours while beating his genitals.
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> >On another occasion, “he was held down, stripped naked, and as he was blindfolded and handcuffed, a dog was summoned.” With encouragement from a prison guard, the dog mounted and penetrated him.
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> >“They were using cameras to take photos, and I heard their laughs and giggles,” the journalist said.
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> >Kristoff wrote that other Palestinian prisoners and human rights monitors have also cited reports of police dogs being trained to*removed* prisoners.
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> cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49594
>
> > Journalist Nicholas Kristof angered Prime Minister Netanyahu by providing testimony of Israel's use of dogs to*removed* detained Palestinians
>
> >The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on 14 May that it is launching a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times (NYT) following its publication of a column by journalist Nicholas Kristof detailing the systematic*removed* and sexual assault of Palestinian detainees by Israeli guards.
>
> >In a statement posted on X, the Prime Minister's Office described Kristoff's column, which cited testimony from Palestinian*removed* victims and Israeli human rights groups, as “one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press.”
>
> >Israel demanded the “immediate” removal of the column, claiming it was published “in service of a Hamas-driven narrative.”
>
> >Kristoff is a prominent American journalist. He began reporting for NYT in 1984 and has won two Pulitzer Prizes while reporting on various international conflicts.
>
> >In his report published on 11 May, Kristoff provides testimony that Israeli forces trained combat dogs to*removed* Palestinian prisoners at the command of their handlers.
>
> >A Gaza journalist who was detained by Israel in 2024 told Kristoff that in one instance, the guards zip-tied his testicles and penis for hours while beating his genitals.
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> >On another occasion, “he was held down, stripped naked, and as he was blindfolded and handcuffed, a dog was summoned.” With encouragement from a prison guard, the dog mounted and penetrated him.
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> >“They were using cameras to take photos, and I heard their laughs and giggles,” the journalist said.
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> >Kristoff wrote that other Palestinian prisoners and human rights monitors have also cited reports of police dogs being trained to*removed* prisoners.
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