Israel to sue New York Times for article describing its rape of Palestinians

Israel to sue New York Times for article describing its rape of Palestinians Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 14:30 Earlier, the US paper had doubled down on its report that highlighted testimonies of Palestinians raped in Israeli detention Israeli soldiers guard buses transporting Palestinian prisoners in the Negev desert on 25 January, 2025 (AFP/Gil Magen-Cohen) Off Israel is preparing legal action against the New York Times after the newspaper published an article describing the rapes of Palestinian prisoners it its custody. The Israeli Ministry of Foreigh Ministry (MFA) announced its decision to sue on X on Thursday after the paper doubled down in its defence of the report. "Nicholas Kristof’s deeply reported piece of opinion journalism starts with a proposition to readers: ‘Whatever our views of the Middle East conflict, we should be able to unite in condemning rape.