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Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says

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Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers had used widespread sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had instructed his legal advisers "to consider the harshest legal action" against the newspaper and Nicholas Kristof, a veteran journalist who reported the story from the occupied West Bank.
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