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 Critics further noted that Euro-Med had previously promoted lies about Israel allegedly “vaporizing” Palestinians into dust.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is how @NickKristof opens his screed |url=[https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889](https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref>
-An article points out that Kristof omitted Euro-Med Monitor’s ties to Hamas, including accusations regarding its founder Ramy Abdu and former chairman Mazen Kahel.<ref name=altmiller>{{cite web |last=Alt Miller |first=Yvette |title=Nicholas Kristof’s Libel Against Israel |website=Aish |date=2026-05-12 |url=https://aish.com/nicholas-kristofs-libel-against-israel/}}</ref>
+An article says that Kristof omitted Euro-Med Monitor’s ties to Hamas, including accusations regarding its founder Ramy Abdu and former chairman Mazen Kahel.<ref name=altmiller>{{cite web |last=Alt Miller |first=Yvette |title=Nicholas Kristof’s Libel Against Israel |website=Aish |date=2026-05-12 |url=https://aish.com/nicholas-kristofs-libel-against-israel/}}</ref>
 Euro-Med's Ramy Abdu has been publicly supporting Hamas following the October 7, 2023 attacks and has been participating in efforts to influence public opinion and Wikipedia coverage regarding Israel and Hamas.<ref name=altmiller/>
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 A JPost editorial<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-895947 |title=When it comes to Oct. 7, the New York Times prefers baseless claims over actual reports - editorial |publisher=The Jerusalem Post (Editorial) |date=May 13, 2026}}</ref>: 'When it comes to Oct. 7, the New York Times prefers baseless claims over actual reports. And even Kristof himself admits that “it’s impossible to know how common sexual assaults against Palestinians are” -- though that does not stop him from going on about it for almost 4,000 words.'
-It points out that Nicholas Kristof and The New York Times blurred the line between opinion writing and investigative journalism by publishing unverified allegations about Israeli abuses of Palestinian prisoners. The outrage  is especially promoting a claim — attributed to anonymous testimony and a report from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor — that (tail tale) ridiculous claim, the accusation implausible and irresponsible to publish.
+It states that Nicholas Kristof and The New York Times blurred the line between opinion writing and investigative journalism by publishing unverified allegations about Israeli abuses of Palestinian prisoners. The outrage  is especially promoting a claim — attributed to anonymous testimony and a report from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor — that (tail tale) ridiculous claim, the accusation implausible and irresponsible to publish.
 The piece criticizes Kristof for presenting allegations of systematic rape and sexual torture as effectively established despite admitting there is limited evidence about how widespread such abuses are.
-It also points out that Kristof and the Times gave disproportionate attention to allegations against Israel while neglecting or downplaying documented sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. It points to a report by the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children that the author says received insufficient coverage from the Times.
+It also says that Kristof and the Times gave disproportionate attention to allegations against Israel while neglecting or downplaying documented sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. It points to a report by the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children that the author says received insufficient coverage from the Times.
 The report on true sexual crimes (by genocidal "[[Palestine]]" regime of course) NYT tried to avoid:
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 Critics drew parallels between the controversy and Kristof’s previous involvement with anti-trafficking activist Somaly Mam, whose abuse narratives were later challenged.<ref>{{cite web |title=In 2014, Nicholas Kristof had to write a humiliating blog post titled “When Sources May Have Lied.” |url=[https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478](https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref>
-Fischberger points out that Kristof had once again relied heavily on emotionally charged testimony without sufficient corroboration.<ref>{{cite web |title=In 2014, Nicholas Kristof had to write a humiliating blog post titled “When Sources May Have Lied.” |url=[https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478](https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref>
+Fischberger says that Kristof had once again relied heavily on emotionally charged testimony without sufficient corroboration.<ref>{{cite web |title=In 2014, Nicholas Kristof had to write a humiliating blog post titled “When Sources May Have Lied.” |url=[https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478](https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref>
 Daniel Friedman<ref>Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81
-[https://x.com/DanFriedman81/status/2053989892917518765 May 11, 2026]</ref>,  others point out the New York Times' horrific reporting on the attack on Al Ahli hospital (Nov 2023) which turned out to be by jihadi rocket.  Kristof has repeatedly been misled by "Palestinian" sources in past reporting. He highlighted a previous case involving "Palestinian" [[[racist<ref><small>(On 9.25.20, replying to "Rabin was a peacemaker," Refaat: "so was Hitler."
+[https://x.com/DanFriedman81/status/2053989892917518765 May 11, 2026]</ref>,  others assert the New York Times' horrific reporting on the attack on Al Ahli hospital (Nov 2023) which turned out to be by jihadi rocket.  Kristof has repeatedly been misled by "Palestinian" sources in past reporting. He highlighted a previous case involving "Palestinian" [[[racist<ref><small>(On 9.25.20, replying to "Rabin was a peacemaker," Refaat: "so was Hitler."
 On 11.16.12 "you jew won;t understand, you will never, yo are a jew after all..." [sic]
 "are most jews evil? of course [sic] [Refaat wrote] they are...")</small></ref>]]] Refaat Alareer, who presented himself differently to a Times reporter than he did publicly elsewhere.

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		+	On May 26, 2026, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry recommended banning 40 Hamas-linked [[Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor]] activists from entering Israel, accusing the organization of spreading false information and supporting terrorist-linked activity.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/427646 \|title=Diaspora Ministry calls to ban entry to Euro-Med activists \|website=Israel National News \|date=May 26, 2026}}</ref>

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 On May 14, 2026, ''Israel National News'' reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar instructed officials to pursue a defamation lawsuit against ''The New York Times'' over Kristof’s column, which the report described as “one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel to sue New York Times over Nicholas Kristoff rape column |website=Israel National News |date=2026-05-14 |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/427080}}</ref>
 == Bilal Shbair: Bias in Reporting ==

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 Critics accused ''The New York Times'' of engaging in "narrative activism" after columnist [[Nicholas Kristof]] published an opinion article alleging systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli personnel.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref> The controversy intensified due to the article’s sourcing, reliance on activist organizations, and publication timing immediately before the release of a major report documenting Hamas sexual violence during the October 7 attacks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel slams NYT op-ed on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence |url=[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-895908](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-895908) |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
 '''Criticism of sourcing'''
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 Critics argued that omission of this context prevented readers from fully evaluating the credibility and ideological orientation of one of the article’s principal sources.
 '''False testimony and evolving "allegations"'''
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 Critics argued that the article did not sufficiently explain how or why these allegations evolved over time.
 '''[[Hamas]] linked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor controversy'''
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 It also points out that Kristof and the Times gave disproportionate attention to allegations against Israel while neglecting or downplaying documented sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. It points to a report by the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children that the author says received insufficient coverage from the Times.

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	Fischberger points out that Kristof had once again relied heavily on emotionally charged testimony without sufficient corroboration.<ref>{{cite web \|title=In 2014, Nicholas Kristof had to write a humiliating blog post titled “When Sources May Have Lied.” \|url=[https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478](https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478) \|website=X (Twitter) \|author=Eitan Fischberger \|date=2026-05-11}}</ref>		Fischberger points out that Kristof had once again relied heavily on emotionally charged testimony without sufficient corroboration.<ref>{{cite web \|title=In 2014, Nicholas Kristof had to write a humiliating blog post titled “When Sources May Have Lied.” \|url=[https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478](https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2053964732944556478) \|website=X (Twitter) \|author=Eitan Fischberger \|date=2026-05-11}}</ref>

		+	Others points out the New York Times' horrific reporting on the attack on Al Ahli hospital (Nov 2023) which turned out to be by jihadi rocket. Kristof has repeatedly been misled by "Palestinian" sources in past reporting. He highlighted a previous case involving "Palestinian" [[[racist<ref><small>(On 9.25.20, replying to "Rabin was a peacemaker," Refaat: "so was Hitler."
		+	On 11.16.12 "you jew won;t understand, you will never, yo are a jew after all..." [sic]
		+	"are most jews evil? of course [sic] [Refaat wrote] they are...")</small></ref>]]] Refaat Alareer, who presented himself differently to a Times reporter than he did publicly elsewhere.

	'''Timing controversy'''		'''Timing controversy'''

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 Researcher David Collier published screenshots allegedly showing al-Sai celebrating the October 7 Hamas attacks and praising Hamas fighters.<ref>{{cite web |title=So the @nytimes runs a story supporting Hamas lies |url=[https://x.com/mishtal/status/2053890635866755291](https://x.com/mishtal/status/2053890635866755291) |website=X (Twitter) |author=David Collier |date=2026-05-11}}</ref>
-According to HonestReporting, al-Sai referred to terrorist commander Amir Abu Khadija as “our martyred prince,” while also posting celebratory content about militants in the Nur Shams camp shortly before Israeli military operations there.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
+Reminded by HonestReporting, al-Sai referred to terrorist commander Amir Abu Khadija as “our martyred prince,” while also posting celebratory content about militants in the Nur Shams camp shortly before Israeli military operations there.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
 Critics argued that omission of this context prevented readers from fully evaluating the credibility and ideological orientation of one of the article’s principal sources.
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 '''[[Hamas]] linked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor controversy'''
-The article’s reliance on [[Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor]] generated additional backlash. Critics including Eitan Fischberger and HonestReporting accused the organization of functioning as a politically motivated anti-Israel advocacy group with Hamas sympathies.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is how @NickKristof opens his screed |url=[https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889](https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
+The article’s reliance on Hamas-linked [[Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896223 |title=NYT relied on Hamas-linked organization Euro-Med for sexual abuse claims|publisher=Jerusalem Post |date=May 13, 2026}}</ref> generated additional backlash. Critics including Eitan Fischberger and HonestReporting accused the organization of functioning as a politically motivated anti-Israel advocacy group with Hamas sympathies.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is how @NickKristof opens his screed |url=[https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889](https://twitter.com/EFischberger/status/2053828304377966889) |website=X (Twitter) |author=Eitan Fischberger |date=2026-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
 Particular outrage focused on made up lie involving claims that Israeli personnel used trained dogs --supposedly-- to sexually assault prisoners. The accusation is implausible and it's compared to historical [[antisemitic]] blood libels.<ref>{{cite news |title=Does the New York Times want to kill Jews? |url=[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426953](https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426953) |work=Israel National News |author=Gary Willig |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>
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 The Aish article reminded that [Hamas-limked] Euro-Med Monitor’s allegations against Israel exceeded even accusations made by anti-Israel organizations such as [[B’Tselem]] and the UN Human Rights Council. The claims are part of an effort to shift public discourse through the “Overton Window.”<ref name=altmiller/>

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 [[File:Kristof's tail tale BS.png|thumb|Kristof's tail tale]]
-[[WSJ]]: 'Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale.' The columnist publishes a poorly sourced, fantastical tale of torture and dog rape in Israel."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/kristofs-unbelievable-tale-d9d7b6ff |title=Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale|publisher=WSJ |Date=May 13, 2026}}</ref>
+[[WSJ]]: 'Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale.' The columnist publishes a poorly sourced, fantastical tale of torture and dog rape in Israel."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/kristofs-unbelievable-tale-d9d7b6ff |title=Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale|publisher=WSJ |date=May 13, 2026}}</ref>
 One of the primary witnesses cited in Kristof’s article was Sami al-Sai. Critics noted that the ''New York Times'' did not disclose al-Sai’s publicly visible social media posts praising Hamas-linked militants and celebrating armed attacks against Israelis.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel |url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) |website=HonestReporting |date=2026-05-12}}</ref>

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	'''Criticism of sourcing'''		'''Criticism of sourcing'''
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		+	[[WSJ]]: 'Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale.' The columnist publishes a poorly sourced, fantastical tale of torture and dog rape in Israel."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/kristofs-unbelievable-tale-d9d7b6ff \|title=Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale\|publisher=WSJ \|Date=May 13, 2026}}</ref>

	One of the primary witnesses cited in Kristof’s article was Sami al-Sai. Critics noted that the ''New York Times'' did not disclose al-Sai’s publicly visible social media posts praising Hamas-linked militants and celebrating armed attacks against Israelis.<ref>{{cite web \|title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel \|url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) \|website=HonestReporting \|date=2026-05-12}}</ref>		One of the primary witnesses cited in Kristof’s article was Sami al-Sai. Critics noted that the ''New York Times'' did not disclose al-Sai’s publicly visible social media posts praising Hamas-linked militants and celebrating armed attacks against Israelis.<ref>{{cite web \|title=How the New York Times Laundered Dubious Sexual Abuse Claims Against Israel \|url=[https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/](https://honestreporting.com/how-the-new-york-times-laundered-dubious-sexual-abuse-claims-against-israel/) \|website=HonestReporting \|date=2026-05-12}}</ref>