Israel slams NYT opinion article on Palestinian abuse, ignoring Oct. 7 sexual violence

 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-895908

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced the timing of an op-ed published in the New York Times, while the outlet decided not to publish the findings of Israel's Civil Commission into Hamas's systemic violence during, and since, the October 7 massacre.

The commission approached NYT "months ago" with the outlet saying it "was not interested" in reporting it, the ministry noted on X/Twitter.

The outlet posted the opinion piece on Monday, featuring it prominently on its homepage, along with an accompanying video, deciding to publish it the day before the Commission's findings were released.

"In an unfathomable inversion of reality, and through an endless stream of baseless lies, propagandist Nicholas Kristof turns the victim into the accused," the ministry wrote.

"Israel - whose citizens were the victims of the most horrific sexual crimes committed by Hamas on October 7, and whose hostages were later subjected to further sexual abuse - is portrayed as the guilty party," the ministry continued.