https://freerepublic.com/tag/pooplickernick/ en-us Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378971/posts Like many leftists living in social media bubbles, New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof is obsessed with Israel. And because he has a risible understanding of the Middle East, he’s also highly susceptible to believing unhinged conspiracies aimed at the country. This week, however, in a pseudo-journalistic piece headlined “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” the columnist excavates conspiracies so unhinged that no marginally reputable media outlet has ever touched them. Even the New York Times relegates it to its op-ed section, since the piece breaks every rule of objective journalism. But even columnists have an obligation... Washington Examiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378971/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:39 GMT