“The New York Times has crossed every red line. This is no longer ‘journalism’ but a well-oiled, coordinated machine spreading blood libels against the Jewish state. “The New York Times is a newspaper that routinely publishes false blood libels and has, over many years, consistently incited hate against the State of Israel,” Akunis said. This incitement and these blood libels are fueling the surge in antisemitism and the rise in violent attacks against Jews in the United States.” The Post reported that Netanyahu had also threatened legal action in 2025 over what he described as defamatory reporting about Israel’s conduct of the Gaza war.