Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar have ordered the New York Times newspaper to be sued after it accused Israel of abusing Palestinians.
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The two ordered the initiation of the libel lawsuit against what they called: "one of the most horrific and distorted lies ever against the State of Israel.".
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The lawsuit will focus on a column written by Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times for nearly half a century, who often covers issues related to human rights and armed struggles.
Nicholas published a column in which he claimed that the Israeli security establishment had turned serious abuses into "standard operating procedures.".
The column was based on information that Nicholas received from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
The Ministry of Diaspora and the Fight against Anti-Semitism presented a scathing report detailing the organization's activities and its direct ties to the terrorist organization Hamas. According to the report, the organization, which presents itself as an objective human rights body, serves as a propaganda and legal arm of Hamas.
The New York Times admitted that the facts were not cross-checked, including the claim that Israel is training dogs to inflict unnecessary harm on Palestinians.
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided that the publication, which was backed by the newspaper's editorial staff, required a legal response.
