Israeli Minister Threatens Lawsuit Against Ynet Over Reporting
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- Minister Ben-Gvir threatens to sue Ynet for over 1 million shekels.
- The lawsuit concerns a report about a civilian-police confrontation in Mitzpe Jericho.
- Ben-Gvir denies the report's claims and says he wasn't present.
- The report allegedly implied Ben-Gvir sided with residents against police.
- This follows a similar lawsuit by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is threatening a lawsuit of over one million shekels against the Israeli news website Ynet and one of its reporters, Liran Tamari. The legal action stems from a Ynet report concerning a recent confrontation between civilians and police officers in the settlement of Mitzpe Jericho in the Benjamin region, an incident that resulted in injuries.
According to a report by Channel 14 reporter Eliya Aviv, Ynet allegedly implied that Minister Ben-Gvir arrived at the scene and ignored the civilians, or that he represented the residents and reprimanded the police. Channel 14 characterized this reporting as an attempt to create conflict between the police, the minister, and the residents of Judea and Samaria.
Minister Ben-Gvir denies the report's claims entirely, stating that he was not present at the event. He intends to sue to "bring the truth to light," asserting that the reporting is "completely false and malicious." This move follows a recent defamation lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against numerous media outlets and journalists for 2.6 million shekels.
Among those sued by Netanyahu are Haaretz Publishing, journalists Shlomi Eldar, Ruti Yuval, and Uri Misgav; Yedioth Ahronoth Group, Ynet, and reporter Nadav Eil; Channel 12 and commentator Barak Ravid; and journalist Attila Somfalvi.
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