Nicholas Kristof is clearly smarting from the criticism from within and without The New York Times about his "dog rape" claims. 

Those claims are so thinly and badly sourced that, while the newspaper's PR department keeps defending them, the actual news pages of the paper have totally avoided mentioning what would be one of the most explosive stories of 2026. 

Does anybody think that the Times' reporters wouldn't love to expose such a story? It hits every Narrative™point they have been playing up for years. But, aside from the rantings of antisemites and schizoids, there is no "there" there.

Now he is at it again, promoting the ridiculous claims of the anti-Israeli/pro-Hamas flotilla freaks of Israel creating a "torture boat," in much the same way that Greta Thunberg pretended she had been abused by Jews when she tried to smuggle "aid" into Israel.  

If it's unconfirmed, why share it with your 1.8M followers, especially considering the source, which is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state? Have you bothered to ask any Israelis about this? Have you done any reporting? Do you know what reporting is? https://t.co/xsgzi5T1rE

— Peter Savodnik (@petersavodnik) May 23, 2026

Kristof has nearly 2 million followers, all eager to have their priors confirmed, and he is there to help. As a "journalist" (columnist) from the most prestigious newspaper in the world, he just passes on uncritically whatever propagandists he happens to like, including terrorists and failed suicide bombers who make up crap to the applause of antisemites everywhere. 

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 18, 2026

Israeli Navy intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters

The Israeli Navy has boarded vessels of the pro-Palestinian “Global Sumud Flotilla” in the Mediterranean Sea.

The convoy consisted of 54 vessels carrying around 500 anti-Israel and pro-Hamas activists from 45 countries. 

The ships departed from Turkey on May 14, heading toward Gaza.

These activists are not humanitarians, in the same way that Antifa is not antifascist. Their whole existence is dedicated to destroying Israel, and they know beyond doubt that there is a large group of people desperate to hear how evil Israel is. 

So evil that they would create rape dogs and impossible weapons that make people evaporate into thin air. Nick Kristof promoted those  people as well. 

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 22, 2026

If there is one thing you can feel confident about, it is that even soldiers who might be inclined to commit vile acts wouldn't be likely to do so surrounded by others wearing body cameras, and under the watchful gaze of the world, which is deeply aware of the flotilla because propagandists like Kristof are eager to promote accusations like this. 

No military has a totally clean record, and the Hamas war has been vicious. No doubt some Israeli soldiers crossed the line. It would be insane to claim otherwise, because bad stuff happens in war. 

But uncritically repeating the accusations of activists without doing even the most minimal checking isn't journalism; it's amplification. 

For some reason, the anti-Israel crowd is never subject to fact checks. Hamas propaganda gets repeated verbatim, and the "from the River to the Sea" crowd is lionized as brave truth-tellers. 

The Nick Kristofs of the world will proclaim their love for Jews, as long as they are dead. Until then, they will slander them as monsters. 

UPDATE: To see how trustworthy these folks are...

It's just miraculous how they can transform from healthy, to weak and damaged, to healthy again so quickly! https://t.co/ZBtE6L3nBh

— 🇨🇦 Women Exist ♀ (@Women___Exist) May 23, 2026

Less than 12 hours ago, she was the motionless victim on a stretcher with a neck brace. Today she’s the resilient, fully recovered survivor, just in time for flowers and attention.

These scammers don’t even try to make it believable anymore. They know millions of idiots will ignore the fake injuries, blatant lies, and manipulation as long as the grifter flashes a peace sign and says “Free Palestine.”

— Mor Edge Insight (@MorEdge_Insight) May 23, 2026

Miracles do indeed happen 🤭

A young German female activist from the latest Gaza flotilla was filmed by media in a neck-brace with her face looking “bruised and battered”, her expression tearful and “traumatized” after being held for a few hours in Israel. 

But then…. The Miracle 🤣

Just a couple of hours later, the same young German female activist was filmed perfectly fine, bouncing around, smiling and cheering… no bruises, no marks, no neck-brace, no injuries, no anything in fact. 

It is simply incredible the superhuman powers of recovery she showed. Even Wolverine and the X-Men would be jealous 😂

UPDATE: I don't know the circumstances that created this incident, but this is about as ironic as possible. The antisemitic Spanish government had problems with the flotilla activists too, and the police there wound up giving one a beating right on camera.

The Israeli government has demanded an explanation. https://t.co/imV9tAfi99

— Edward Solomon (@edsolomon) May 23, 2026

This seems to indicate that the problem is, unsurprisingly, the "activists," who bring out the best in others.  

The irony here is hilariously beautiful. pic.twitter.com/CgYbEFUJS8

— Kosher (@koshercockney) May 23, 2026— Kosher (@koshercockney) May 23, 2026

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