New York Times article details brutal rape of Palestinians. Israel calls it 'blood libel'
Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 16:31 Columnist Nicholas Kristof recounted harrowing torture described to him on a trip to the occupied West Bank Soldiers stand guard during the weekly settlers’ tour in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where settlers move through Palestinian areas under military protection, on 9 May 2026 (Mussa Qawasma/Reuters) Off Mounted by dogs, penetrated by carrots, and rectums torn by batons. These are just some of the harrowing testimonies of the rape
Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 16:31 Columnist Nicholas Kristof recounted harrowing torture described to him on a trip to the occupied West Bank Soldiers stand guard during the weekly settlers’ tour in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where settlers move through Palestinian areas under military protection, on 9 May 2026 (Mussa Qawasma/Reuters) Off Mounted by dogs, penetrated by carrots, and rectums torn by batons. These are just some of the harrowing testimonies of the rape
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