Israel to sue New York Times over article alleging Israeli soldiers used dogs to rape Palestinians: ‘Hideous and distorted lies’

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Israel to sue New York Times over article alleging Israeli soldiers used dogs to rape Palestinians: ‘Hideous and distorted lies’

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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. The Jewish state. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu initiating defamation lawsuit against New York Times over controversial ‘dog rape’ story
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/14/2026

Israeli PM Netanyahu initiating defamation lawsuit against New York Times over controversial ‘dog rape’ story

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wanted U.S. financial assistance to Israel to draw down to zero eventually during an interview on Sunday. The Israeli government will initiate a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over columnist Nicholas Kristof’s contentious "dog rape" story, the Israel.

Israel to sue New York Times over article alleging Israeli soldiers used dogs to rape Palestinians: ‘Hideous and distorted lies’
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/14/2026

Israel to sue New York Times over article alleging Israeli soldiers used dogs to rape Palestinians: ‘Hideous and distorted lies’

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, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. The Jewish state announced the legal action just days after the so-called Newspaper of Record.