The defamation lawsuit was being pursued following a publication in The New York Times describing "a pattern of widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children".

Israel Accused The New York Times of Deliberately Timing Its Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces to Undermine an Israeli NGO Report on Hamas Sexual Violence During October…

Articolo firmato dal premio Pulitzer Nicholas Kristof

Netanyahu e Saar ordinano un'azione legale contro il NYT dopo l'articolo di Kristof sugli abusi nelle carceri israeliane.