{
  "id": 19347858,
  "title": "'Blood libels will cost lives': Israeli ambassador to US blasts New York Times over Gaza coverage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/blood-libels-will-cost-lives-israeli-ambassador-to-us-blasts-new-york",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T15:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-914470"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter harshly condemned The New York Times for disseminating what he described as a blood libel against Israel, warning that such allegations could lead to violence against Jews. During a meeting with 21 New York Times editors, Leiter accused Israel, its government, and IDF soldiers of committing genocide and deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza. He provided them with information about humanitarian aid entering Gaza and efforts to minimize civilian casualties, drawing parallels between contemporary accusations and historical antisemitic blood libels. Leiter argued that the New York Times' photo of a malnourished Palestinian child, published in July 2025, lacked context about the child's genetic disorder and cropped out his healthy brother, contributing to the spread of a blood libel. He urged Chabad emissaries to confront antisemitism and recognize the evolving threats to the Jewish people, emphasizing that accusations of genocide against Israel could foster an atmosphere conducive to future violence against Jews.",
  "summary": "\"This is not just another antisemitic statement. This is a blood libel. And a blood libel will cost lives,\" Leiter said, referring to his meeting with The New York Times in 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Reports from Gaza: Child among three killed in Israeli attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/reports-from-gaza-child-among-three-killed-in-israeli-attacks",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:16:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}