The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold.

Jews protest outside NY Times office against Kristof column alleging sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates

Jews in New York City protest outside the New York Times’ Manhattan office against a recent column by Nick Kristof alleging systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates. The column has come under heavy criticism from the Israeli government and supporters of Israel.

Around 200 demonstrators gather on the sidewalk, chanting, “New York Times, shame on you,” and, “We will not be silent.”

The protest is organized by the End Jew Hatred group, Hineni, and groups that oppose anti-Zionism.

The demonstrators hold signs that say, “Antizionism gets Jews killed,” and “J’accuse” next to the Times logo, a reference to the Dreyfus affair in 19th-century France in which a Jewish army officer was falsely accused of treason. One sign compares the paper to Der Sturmer, a Nazi newspaper.

“Hamas abuse covered up! Nick Kristof made stuff up!” one man shouts.

Trump posts that ‘the military decimation of Iran’ is ‘to be continued’

Listing his administration’s purported successes in a lengthy social media post, US President Donald Trump includes “the military decimation of Iran.”

“To be continued,” he adds in the Truth Social post, suggesting he may resume the war against Iran after he returns from his trip to China on Friday.

Republican-led US House rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers by one vote

The Republican-led US House of Representatives narrowly defeats a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until........

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