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“The Trumbull Republican Town Committee owes every Trumbull citizen an apology,” the town’s chief elected official stated.
“Of all the things to come after, you chose the good boys. Bold move. Wrong move,” the mission wrote on X.
On May 11, the Times published a story by op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof, who cited Palestinians accusing Israel of “widespread Israeli sexual violence against men, women and even children.”
The former Israeli envoy on Jew-hatred said that the paper’s timing “took up all the airspace” to help bury an evidence-based report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
“The publications are unfounded and mislead the public,” said police.
“Despite the attacks on our coverage from opposing directions on a near-daily basis, we will not let critics or advocacy campaigns deter us from such independent reporting,” a spokesman for the paper told JNS.
It comes as the Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed that the paper published a “shameful attack” on the Jewish state before the release of a report on sexual violence on Oct. 7.
“Israel will fight these lies with the truth—and the truth will prevail,” tweeted Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
The opinion piece, written by columnist Nicholas Kristof, parroted “cartoonishly evil Hamas propaganda that would make Goebbels blush,” Eitan Fischberger, a Middle East analyst, stated.
Israel’s official account honored mothers in Israel and worldwide, noting the observance marked in over 40 countries and thanking them for daily contributions.
