Current sectionU.S. NewsThe response comes after Israel accused the NYT of spreading 'one of the worst blood libels' in modern media history and was part of an 'orchestrated anti-Israel campaign'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz10:05 AM • May 22 2026 IDTThe New York Times responded on Friday to criticism over a column by Nicholas Kristof detailing sexual violence by Israeli armed forces and settlers against Palestinians.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansIsrael war crimesWest BankIDFAntisemitismIsrael-PalestineHuman rightsJewish DiasporaIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesGaza FlotillaTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsU.S. MidtermsNakba DayShavuotHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNYT, Kristoff Defend Column on Sexual Assault of Palestinians by IsraelisWhy Zionist Radicals Yearned to Be Hanged by the BritishA Mayor Took on the 'Mafia' Choking Israel's Arab Towns – and Nearly Died for It'In Germany I Became More Calculated. I Was a Lot Looser When I Got There'Pakistani Mediator Meets Iran's Araghchi to Discuss Proposals to End WarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`