Israeli Envoy Slams New York Times for 'Blood Libel' and Inciting Genocide
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter accused The New York Times of a "blood libel" and preparing for future genocide against Israelis. Leiter revealed a meeting where he confronted editors about their coverage, including a photo of a Palestinian child. He warned that such accusations could lead to loss of life and called for a fight against delegitimization efforts.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ambassador Yechiel Leiter accused The New York Times of a "blood libel" and inciting genocide.
- Leiter stated the newspaper's coverage aims to "prepare the next genocide against us."
- He confronted editors over a photo of a Palestinian child, claiming a healthy brother was cropped out.
- The ambassador warned that such accusations could lead to loss of human life.
- Leiter urged a fight against efforts to delegitimize Israel and the Jewish people.
Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, fiercely criticized The New York Times during a convention of Chabad emissaries in New Jersey. Addressing thousands of emissaries, Leiter revealed a contentious meeting he had last year with senior newspaper officials. "They were the jury, they were the judge, they were the firing squad," he stated, recounting their accusations against IDF soldiers of genocide and starving people to death, while he presented them with facts.
Leiter described confronting editors over the newspaper's publication of a gaunt Palestinian toddler's photo on its front page, initially without mentioning the child suffered from severe illnesses. He claimed the newspaper also cropped out the healthy brother from the image. When an editor called it an inappropriate use of the photo, Leiter retorted, "No. This is not inappropriate use. This is a blood libel."
Warning of the consequences of accusing Israel of genocide, Leiter asserted, "This is no longer an antisemitic statement. This is a blood libel. And a blood libel will cost human lives." He further alleged that the newspaper's motivation for accusing Israel of genocide is "to prepare the next genocide against us." The ambassador urged a fight against attempts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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