Netanyahu says Israel will sue The New York Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners. The column, by journalist Nicholas Kristof, cites interviews with 14 men and women "who said they had been sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members of the security forces," but notes Kristoff was unable to corroborate some accounts of abuse. …