Netanyahu Sues Media Outlets for NIS 2.6 Million Over Alleged False Warnings
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has filed a lawsuit seeking 2.6 million shekels from media outlets, accusing them of fabricating warnings and spreading enemy propaganda during wartime. The suit claims these reports, often sourced from Palestinian or Qatari entities, aim to destabilize the government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu is suing media outlets for NIS 2.6 million over alleged fabricated warnings.
- The lawsuit claims the reports aided enemy propaganda during wartime.
- Netanyahu alleges the media is part of a 'deep state' collaborating with Israel's enemies.
- The reports are accused of spreading falsehoods and aiming for a government change.
- Sources for the alleged false reports are cited as Palestinian or Qatari.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suing several media outlets for 2.6 million shekels (approximately $700,000 USD), alleging they fabricated warnings and disseminated lies to the public. The lawsuit claims these reports, often sourced from Palestinian or Qatari entities, constitute aiding enemy propaganda during wartime and aim to achieve a change in government at any cost.
Netanyahu's legal team asserts that these "commercial propaganda channels," allegedly collaborating with "enemies of Israel" and a "Kaplanist deep state," have repeatedly recycled falsehoods. The prime minister's office stated that the time has come for these outlets to pay for feeding the public lies, particularly citing an individual named Avi Avi as an example of the public misled by such reports.
The lawsuit contends that the media's actions are part of a strategy by Israel's enemies to spread blood libels through foreign publications and left-wing media. Netanyahu's suit aims to make these outlets feel the financial impact of their reporting, with the prime minister's office expressing hope for success in holding them accountable for substantial damages.
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