 A Miscarriage of Journalism at 'The New York Times' Federal judge Roy K. Altman explains how an article by 'Times' columnist Nicholas Kristof violates the fundamental rules of fairness and due process that sustain our democracy.
Nicholas Kristof’s column alleging Israeli sex crimes against Palestinian prisoners embraces the erosion of our democratic norms, writes Roy K. Altman. (Illustration by The Free Press)
Nicholas Kristof’s recent essay about supposed Israeli sex crimes against Palestinian detainees is a travesty—not simply because it’s wrong as a matter of fact, or because it regurgitates long-debunked blood libels against the Jewish state at a time of rising antisemitism around the world. This article is featured in Israel. Sign up here to get an update every time a new piece is published. It’s a travesty because it embraces the erosion of democratic norms at an inflection point in our history. Since our founding, the American political experiment has entrusted everyday citizens with the revolutionary power to choose. We choose the men and women who represent us. We choose how to balance the intimate relationship between a free people and its government. We choose whether to send a member of our community to prison...
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