The First Time the New York Times Slipped Explosive Lies into an Editorial
The New York Times is facing internal conflict over a column by Nicholas Kristof that alleges sexual abuse of Palestinians by Israeli prison guards. Staff members are questioning the validity of the claims, particularly one that suggests Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinians. This controversy follows a previous incident involving a misleading report about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, raising concerns about the editorial standards of the publication.
- ▪A civil war has erupted inside the New York Times over Nicholas Kristof's column alleging sexual abuse of Palestinians.
- ▪Staffers are questioning the charges, particularly the claim that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinians.
- ▪This is not the first time the Times has faced criticism for its editorial decisions, as seen in a previous report about Brett Kavanaugh.
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The First Time the New York Times Slipped Explosive Lies into an Editorial Mark Judge 9:20 AM | May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File According to the New York Post, “a civil war has erupted inside the New York Times over Nicholas Kristof’s explosive column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinians by Israeli prison guards.” Staffers at the Times are questioning the charges, particularly the allegation that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinians. This kind of sloppy, uncorroborated stuff “would have ever cleared the paper’s newsroom standards, according to Puck News.” Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); One Times journalist was quoted as saying, “I am sick of…
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