Ted Cruz: “Israel is suing the New York Times for defamation.”

“… also received the backing of the newspaper, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sarah have instructed the initiation of a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. So Israel is suing the New York Times for defamation. The column cites 14 individuals who claim to have been raped or otherwise sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members of the security forces, only a few of whom agreed to be named.” (29:35–29:39)

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