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The Paper Trail of a Smear

JL;DR SUMMARY Haviv Rettig Gur critiques Nicholas Kristof's New York Times op-ed, which details alleged abuses in Israeli prisons based on Palestinian detainee testimonies. 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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Human RightsConflictJournalismPalestinian DetaineesAccountabilityNicholas KristofIsraeli PrisonsIsraeli Prison ServiceAbuse AllegationsPrison Conditions

Places mentioned

Israel
"Nicholas Kristof offered a litany of horrific testimonies about life in Israeli prisons."
New York, United States
"New York prisons face huge numbers of abuse claims."
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