Attorney Josh Gottheimer joins the NYT for a report on anti-Israel dog-raping
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Attorney Josh Gottheimer, DN.J. joined a growing chorus of critics denouncing the New York Times for its explosive report on systematic sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners, including training dogs to rape them.
A report written by Times columnist Nicholas Kristof that was published on Monday reveals the claims of 14 men and women who say they were “sexually abused by immigrants or members of the security forces.” Allegations ranged from sexual assault to dog penetration.
“WTF @nytimes!” Gottheimer wrote in X. “Nick Kristof expands on credible sources related to Hamas and its propaganda, while the NYT continues to expose systematic sexual violence, rape, and mutilation by Hamas on October 7, now fully documented in a new Public Commission report.”
“We should expect better from a paper of record, especially with serious allegations like this. It's almost as if the NYT is leading Hamas,” added the Democratic representative.
ISRAEL'S FORMER KING SUSPECTS MANY TIMES OF PUNISHMENT IN THE ISSUE OF RAPTURE OF DOGS ARRESTED FOR EXERCISE.
Attorney Josh Gottheimer, DN.Y., suggested that the New York Times is “on the payroll of Hamas” for its explosive report that Israel has carried out systematic sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The New York Times did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The Gray Lady received significant backlash from critics of Kristof's report, including from the Israeli government.
Israel's Foreign Ministry called it “one of the worst bloodshed stories ever to appear in today's press.”
“In an unprecedented twist of truth, and by using an endless stream of baseless lies, Nicholas Kristof of propaganda turns the victim into the accused. Israel – whose citizens were the victims of the horrific sexual crimes committed by Hamas on October 7, and whose captives later suffered ongoing sexual abuse – is presented as a group indicted in X Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“This publication is not accidental. It is part of a false and well-planned anti-Israel campaign aimed at putting Israel on the UN Secretary-General's blacklist,” he added. “Israel will fight these lies with the truth – and the truth will prevail.”
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A member of the Israel Defense Forces gestures as he patrols during an army raid on the Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was quoted in Kristof's story, accused the Times of misrepresenting his comments after saying, “Do I believe it's happening? Absolutely.”
“Mr. Kristof's article includes serious claims: that Israeli authorities have ordered the rape of children, that dogs are used as tools for sexual abuse, that organized sexual abuse is a national policy. I have not verified these claims,” Olmert said in a statement obtained by the Free Press.
“I have no information to support these claims, as I said to Mr. Kristof. Therefore, placing my quote after pages of such allegations misrepresents my views,” he added.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has criticized the New York Times for misrepresenting his words in an explosive story about sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images; Al Drago/Getty Images)
The Times defended Kristof amid mounting criticism.
“Nicholas Kristof is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered sexual violence for decades, and is widely regarded as one of the world's leading journalists covering and reporting on the sexual abuse experienced by women and men in conflict zones,” wrote Times spokesman Charlie Stadtlander.
“He traveled to the region to report first-hand the stories of Palestinian victims, and his story collects accounts from the victims' own words, supported by independent studies,” the statement added.
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Stadtlander also disputed Olmert's criticism, telling Fox News Digital, “Mr. Olmert was one of the many people that Nick Kristof spoke to in his column, giving the former Prime Minister context and a summary of what he was writing. Olmert's words were given on the record, recorded and given accurately and in proper context to readers.”
