'Blood libels will cost lives': Israeli ambassador to US blasts New York Times over Gaza coverage

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter strongly criticized The New York Times on Sunday, accusing the newspaper of spreading a "blood libel" against Israel and warning that allegations of genocide and starvation in Gaza could pave the way for violence against Jews.Speaking before thousands of Chabad emissaries at the movement's annual international conference in New Jersey, Leiter described a meeting with 21 NYT editors in November 2025, during which he said they accused Israel, its government, and IDF soldiers of committing genocide and deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza.Leiter recounts confrontation with 21 New York Times editors"In two days, it will be exactly one year since my meeting with 'The New York Times' editorial board on November 10," Leiter told the gathering.According to Leiter, his spokesperson persuaded him to attend the meeting despite his doubts about whether it would be productive."I walked into the room. They were the jury, the judge, and the firing squad," he said. "Fifteen editors were in the room, and another six were on the screen. They accused me, the Israeli government, and IDF soldiers of genocide and starving people to death."The ambassador said he attempted to present the editors with information about humanitarian aid entering Gaza and Israeli efforts to minimize civilian casualties during military operations."I told them how many trucks of humanitarian aid…