NY Times Under Fire for Heinous Anti-Israel Accusations
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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First, Charlie and Greg slam Kristof’s column accusing Israel of horrific abuses against Palestinian prisoners, including claims involving trained dogs. They contrast those allegations with newly detailed reports documenting the brutal atrocities committed by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel.
Next, they roll their eyes as former DHS Sec. Mayorkas admits the Biden administration should have acted sooner to control the border. But he still ultimately blames Congress and says he is very proud of the executive orders Biden issued in the summer of 2024 to reduce the chaos. Charlie shreds Mayorkas' argument and explains how the border crisis was intentional.
Then, they laugh at California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra asking a reporter to limit the number of difficult questions. Charlie explains why the moment perfectly captures the modern left’s expectations of media coverage.
Finally, they react to the winner of the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Nebraska planning to drop out of the race and endorse the "independent" candidate.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.3 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.2 | So glad to have you for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.1 | Grab a stool, a lot to get to again today. |
| 0:19.4 | As you know, Jim Garrity is away here in his place, |
| 0:21.4 | National Review, senior editor and writer. Charlie Cook also hosted the Charles C.W. Cook podcast. |
| 0:27.5 | Charlie, good to have you with us again. Yeah, thanks for having me. |
| 0:30.7 | Well, one of the things that got a lot of attention yesterday was this column by Nicholas |
| 0:35.6 | Christoph over at the New York Times. And Nick Christoph |
| 0:39.1 | is no stranger to controversy and having to correct the record in response to sensational |
| 0:44.1 | claims that he didn't vet very well. But hey, why get in the way of a good story just because |
| 0:48.6 | it doesn't happen to be true? And that seems to be the case again. This time, accusing |
| 0:53.6 | Israeli military, Israeli personnel of essentially raping Palestinian prisoners |
| 0:59.5 | and even saying that they train dogs to do it. |
| 1:03.1 | Somehow they trained dogs to do it. |
| 1:05.0 | The Daily Mail, meanwhile, has reporting on what actually happened on 10-7. |
| 1:10.6 | Let's just say it's extraordinarily graphic about |
| 1:13.2 | the sexual assaults that happened even after victims were dead. They were desecrating bodies |
| 1:20.3 | in every possible way. You can read the story in the Daily Mail. I don't want to ruin everyone's |
| 1:26.2 | appetite here, but Charlie, it's basically |
| 1:28.0 | confirmation of what we already knew happened on 10-7 in that regard, just maybe not at that |
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