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BOMBSHELL REPORT: Netanyahu to Sue NYT (feat. Mehdi Hasan)

May 15, 2026·23 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has launched a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over a Nicholas Kristof column detailing widespread sexual abuse, torture, and rape of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. The allegations, corroborated by human rights groups and firs

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M

Medhi Hassan

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Bibi NetanyahuNicholas KristofMedhi HassanFrancesca AlbaneseBarry WeissMajor Garrett

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New York TimesHuman Rights WatchAmnesty InternationalB’Tselem

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Breaking NewsFact CheckForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismMiddle EastPolitical News

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