New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof defended his reporting on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons during an interview with Piers Morgan, saying denials of the accounts are 'contrary to evidence'. Kristof cited three medical journal articles documenting physical trauma, and noted historical precedents of dogs used for abuse by Nazi forces and the Chilean regime. His May report, which included accounts of prisoners allegedly being sexually assaulted with objects, drew sharp backlash from the Israeli government.
New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof defended his controversial reporting on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons during an interview with Piers Morgan. He argued that denials of the accounts are 'contrary to evidence', citing three medical journal articles that document physical trauma consistent with such assaults. Kristof also pointed to historical precedents in which dogs were used to abuse prisoners by Nazi forces and the Chilean regime. In May, The New York Times published Kristof's reporting, which included harrowing testimonies of prisoners allegedly mounted by dogs, penetrated with carrots, and having their rectums torn by batons. The reports drew significant backlash from the Israeli government, as The Zioneer previously reported in the context of protests outside the newspaper's Manhattan headquarters. The allegations remain unverified by official Israeli sources.
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