Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country’s foreign ministry said Thursday they will sue The New York Times, accusing the outlet of defamation after it published a column alleging that Israeli prison guards sexually abuse and assault imprisoned Palestinians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to sue the New York Times for defamation over Nicholas Kristof's op-ed entitled "The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians," according to the Israel Foreign Ministry.

Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers

Barney Frank, for years the progressive conscience of his party who died on Tuesday night, had one last piece of advice for Democrats as he entered hospice care earlier this month: Repudiate litmus tests – except for Israel.

JERUSALEM >> Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year.

The report alleged widespread sexual violence by Israeli military forces and prison guards against Palestinians. The threat is the latest escalation of legal threats by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the paper over its coverage of the war.

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee , first brought attention to the strengthening ties between Israel and the UAE by revealing that Israel had sent Iron Dome air-defense weapons and personnel to operate them to help protect the UAE from Iranian attacks.