Israeli Ambassador Accuses New York Times of Fueling the Dramatic Rise in Antisemitism' With Dog Rape Story

"We just saw last week, The New York Times, of all media outlets, release a fictitious, fantastical story about dogs raping men. The insanity of it all, Leiter said. If they think that they can release a story like this, which is the imagination of a journalist, and not have it not result in people getting injured, they're making a huge mistake. He continued, They're contributing to this violence that we're seeing on the streets and this dramatic rise in antisemitism, attacks on Jewish institutions around the country."

"Leiter also branded Kristof's column a blood libel. Kristof relayed the story of a prisoner who said he was stripped, blindfolded, and handcuffed by Israeli prison guards. Those guards then summoned a dog, which then mounted and penetrated the prisoner after some encouragement from a handler in Hebrew, Kristof wrote."

"The story was denounced by critics who argued Kristof's claims about Israel were absurd and fact-free. Kristof's column was released the same week a report was released on the depraved sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 terror attack. That report was based on thousands of photographs, hours of video, and hundreds of witness testimonials."

"The Israeli government last week announced it planned on suing the Times over the column; one Israeli official called it one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel. Watch above via CNN."

An Israeli ambassador criticized a New York Times story alleging Israeli prison guards used trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners. He called the account fantastical and said publishing it could lead to people getting injured, linking it to rising street violence and antisemitism. He also described a related column by Nicholas Kristof as a blood libel. The column reported a prisoner being stripped, blindfolded, and handcuffed, then having a dog mount and penetrate him after a handler encouraged the dog in Hebrew. Critics said the claims were absurd and unsupported. The column appeared the same week as a report detailing sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attacks, based on extensive photographic, video, and witness evidence. The Israeli government announced plans to sue the newspaper.

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