Israeli consul in NYC cancels New York Times subscriptions over ‘blood libels’

Israel’s firebrand consul general in New York exclusively shared with The Post that he’s fed up with the hostile New York Times — and canceled all of the Upper East Side consulate’s subscriptions to the publication.

“Ofir Akunis, Israel’s Consul General in New York, ordered a cancellation of the Israeli Consulate’s New York Times subscription on Friday,” according to a statement exclusively shared with The Post. 

“The cancellation comes after what he described as the paper’s series of false blood libels and ongoing incitement against the Jewish state,” the statement added.

Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis canceled all subscriptions to the New York Times, citing “ongoing incitement against the Jewish state.” Helayne Seidman

Akunis himself minced no words.

“The New York Times has crossed every red line. This is no longer ‘journalism’ but a well-oiled, coordinated machine spreading blood libels against the Jewish state. Enough is enough!” he said in a statement shared exclusively with The Post.

“The New York Times is a newspaper that routinely publishes false blood libels and has, over many years, consistently incited *hate* against the State of Israel,” Akunis continued.

“It hides behind the cover of ‘anonymous sources,’ which on several occasions have been exposed as terrorists and Hamas operatives. I have instructed the consulate staff to immediately cancel our subscription to this newspaper,” he concluded, without elaborating on the number of subscriptions involved.

“We respect and accept criticism, but we will not lend legitimacy to the spread of hatred and falsehoods against the Jewish state. This incitement and these blood libels are fueling the surge in antisemitism and the rise in violent attacks against Jews in the United States.”

Akunis has been a fierce critic of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has become notorious for his controversial rhetoric about the Jewish state.

Pro-Israel demonstrators protest at the New York Times’ offices in May. Michael Nagle for NY Post

The Times has come under fire for its reporting in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks — particularly its columnist Nicolas Kristof, who explosively accused Israel of widespread abuse of Palestinian prisoners, including the training of rape dogs.

Netanyahu threatened to sue the Gray Lady in May over the roundly maligned Kristof column. The move came after 2025 threats to sue over the paper’s defamatory claims about Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza.

The Post has sought comment from the Times.