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Nick Kristof’s ‘Dog Torture’ Claim About Israel Doesn’t Pass Muster

JL;DR SUMMARY Eli Lake critically examines Nicholas Kristof's column in the New York Times, which alleges that Israeli forces employ trained dogs to sexually assault Palestinian detainees. 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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Tags

Itamar Ben GvirGazaNew York TimesHuman RightsJournalismNicholas KristofAnimal Abuse AllegationsNarrative Critique

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"He writes that on one occasion, the journalist was held down, stripped naked, and as he was blindfolded and handcuffed, a dog was summoned."
Israel
"Israeli prisons deploying trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners?"
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