Israeli activists protest at New York Times building after article exposes rape of Palestinians

Israeli activists protest at New York Times building after article exposes rape of Palestinians Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/15/2026 - 11:53 Israel vows to sue the paper and journalist Nicholas Kristof following a story on Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian prisoners A video shared on X showed crowds gathered outside the newspaper's headquarters in New York City (X/Screenshot) Off Dozens of pro- Israel activists took part in a protest on Thursday outside of the New York Times building in New York City, as anger over the paper's coverage of the rape of Palestinians  in Israeli prisons continues to simmer. A video shared on X showed pro-Israel activists holding banners calling to "end Jew hatred" and claiming anti-Zionism was killing Jews. The activists called for the dismissal of veteran New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof. Kristof's story contained harrowing testimonies of the rape of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers, which included accounts of prisoners being mounted by dogs, penetrated by carrots, and rectums torn by batons.  Israeli influencers and politicians responded to the accounts by claiming that the New York Times was perpetuating a blood libel – or an antisemitic canard, used to justify the slaughter of Jews in Europe during the medieval and early modern era. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that it would sue the New York Times after the paper doubled down on its defence of the report. The rape of Palestinians is widely documented by human rights groups and accounts of sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners have been verified by Middle East Eye. Israeli media personalities have openly made light of the use of d...

Original source: Middle East Eye