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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Bennett accuses NYT of ‘blood libel’ after outlet notes emaciated Gazan kid had underlying illness
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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett accuses The New York Times of promoting a “blood libel” against Israel after the leading American newspaper appended an editors’ note to a story highlighting the plight of malnourished Gazan children, acknowledging that a kid whose gaunt image drew global outrage had preexisting health problems.
Following claims by Israel and pro-Israel activists that images of Palestinian kids with underlying illnesses have been misleadingly used by international media to exaggerate the scale of hunger in the Strip, The New York Times says in its note that Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, 5, “also had pre-existing health problems.”
“This is simply unbelievable,” reacts Bennett. “After generating a tsunami of hate towards Israel with that terrifying picture, the NYT now quietly admits that the boy has preexisting conditions. NYT, you knew that Hamas uses babies with preexisting illnesses. We’ve been saying this for months now. You knew exactly what this picture would cause. This is a blood libel in 2025. Have you no shame?”
This is simply unbelievable.
After generating a tsunami of hate towards Israel with that terrifying picture, the NYT now quietly admits that the boy has preexisting conditions.
NYT, you knew that Hamas uses babies with preexisting illnesses.
We’ve been saying this for months… https://t.co/SOwZ0LMtyS— Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט (@naftalibennett) July 29, 2025
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