A New York Times column by Nicholas Kristoff details sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, framed here as more evidence that US support for Israel is enabling atrocities.

• The report says Israeli guards sexually assaulted Palestinian detainees, including using dogs, and threatened victims into silence.
• Israel holds tens of thousands of Palestinians without charges, far more than the hostages Hamas took, and abuses them in custody.
• Cable news anchors like Dana Bash, Jake Tapper, and Wolf Blitzer are accused of covering for Israel and downplaying the Palestinian death toll, now above 73,000.
• Pro-Israel groups in the US are pushing to punish Kristoff and the Times for publishing the story.
• The argument: US money, weapons, and UN cover give Israel unlimited power, and cutting all funding is the only way to stop the abuses.

Outlook: Mainstream media coverage is unlikely to shift, and US funding to Israel is expected to continue.