Protesters demand New York Times retract controversial 'dog rape' article, fire Nicholas Kristof

NEW YORK – Protesters gathered Thursday outside The New York Times building in New York City expressing outrage over an opinion piece by liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof that contained allegations of serial sexual abuse by Israelis against Palestinian detainees.

The article featured the testimony of men and women who alleged "brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators." The article mentioned several claims, including that Palestinians...