Court Orders Citizen to Pay Benny Gantz $24,000 for Defamation
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- Benny Gantz awarded 90,000 shekels in defamation lawsuit.
- Citizen Gabi Aronov spread conspiracy theories about the October 7th attack.
- Theories alleged Gantz enabled Hamas to overthrow the government.
- Gantz will donate the compensation money to charity.
A citizen, Gabi Aronov, has been ordered by a court to pay Benny Gantz, chairman of the National Unity Party, 90,000 shekels (approximately $24,000) in damages for defamation. The lawsuit stemmed from posts Aronov made on social media, which were part of a conspiracy theory dubbed "the betrayal theory." These posts alleged that Gantz was involved in enabling the Hamas attack on October 7th, aiming to overthrow the Netanyahu government.
The court's ruling stated that Aronov attributed to Gantz "collusion intended to enable the Hamas attack on October 7th in order to bring down the Netanyahu government." The "betrayal theory" circulating online suggested that Gantz was part of a plot to facilitate the Hamas assault as a means to topple the government.
Following the verdict, Gantz's office announced that the compensation money would be donated. A spokesperson for Gantz stated that the sum received from Aronov would be given to charity.
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