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Netanyahu threatens to sue NY Times over Kristof column as Jews protest outside newspaper’s building

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened legal action against the New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof over a column alleging sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli guards, claiming it perpetuates a "blood libel." 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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New York TimesPalestiniansNetanyahuSexual AbuseBlood LibelDefamationJewish ProtestsNicholas Kristof

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New York, United States
"The backlash spilled onto the streets of Manhattan Thursday evening, when more than 100 protesters waving Israeli flags and carrying signs reading #End Jew Hatred gathered outside the New York Times headquarters to demand the paper retract the column."
Palestinian Territories
"The New York Times alleging that Israeli guards sexually abused Palestinian detainees reached a fever pitch Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence by threatening legal action against the paper."
Israel
"Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence by threatening legal action against the paper."

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