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Does the State of Israel Have a Case Against The New York Times?

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores the legal intricacies surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threat to sue The New York Times for defamation following their controversial article claiming Gazans are dying of starvation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaBenjamin NetanyahuNew York TimesMedia RepresentationInternational LawIsrael Palestinian ConflictDefamationRichard EpsteinLibel Laws

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Israel
"On August 7, in an interview on Fox, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to sue The New York Times for falsely defaming Israel in a July 24 front-page article headlined Gazans Are Dying of Starvation."
New York, United States
"Richard Epstein, the highly respected New York University and University of Chicago professor, says that the Times conduct appears so egregious."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Richard Epstein, the highly respected New York University and University of Chicago professor, says that the Times conduct appears so egregious."
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