Netanyahu's Wife Faces Lawsuit Over Remarks on 'Can Fire Incident'

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing a potential lawsuit for defamation following remarks she made during a Channel 14 interview. Eyal Giler, who was arrested in connection with the 'can fire incident,' has sent a third warning letter to Netanyahu, demanding an apology and NIS 100,000 in damages.

Giler's attorneys claim Netanyahu's statements constitute libel. During the interview, Netanyahu described the incident, stating that tires and barrels were placed around a house to set it ablaze with people inside, and that the intention was to cause death. She further suggested that the incident affected others and that the perpetrators intended to kill.

According to the letter, a reasonable viewer would interpret Netanyahu's words as attributing an intent to cause her death and that of her family through fire or its indirect consequences. Giler's legal team argues that these statements are severely defamatory, intended to humiliate him, make him a target of hatred and scorn, and disgrace him with baseless accusations of serious criminal intent not attributed to him even in the most severe charges in his ongoing trial.

If Netanyahu does not meet Giler's demands for an apology and financial compensation, he intends to sue her for NIS 1 million. The 'Detainee Support Array' stated that Netanyahu "issued a series of dangerous lies that permit the shedding of blood of first-rate Israeli patriots" and vowed not to allow her to "pollute public discourse and incite against citizens."