Lawyer Demands Apology, NIS 50,000 From Channel 14 Over Defamation
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- Lawyer Barak Cohen is demanding NIS 50,000 and a public apology from Channel 14 and panelist Yedidya Meir.
- Cohen alleges Meir defamed him on air by falsely claiming Cohen called him a "Nazi."
- Meir's account of the incident is denied by Cohen as completely fabricated.
- Channel 14 allegedly amplified the broadcast on its website and YouTube.
- Cohen threatens a NIS 150,000 lawsuit if demands are not met within seven days.
Lawyer Barak Cohen has sent a legal warning letter to Channel 14 and one of its panelists, Yedidya Meir, demanding a public on-air apology and NIS 50,000 in compensation. Cohen alleges that Meir defamed him during a broadcast on June 8. Meir recounted an encounter at a gas station near Atlit where he claimed Cohen pointed a camera at him and called him a "Nazi." Cohen vehemently denies this account, stating that the incident described by Meir is entirely fabricated and intended to maliciously harm his reputation. He further claims that Channel 14 amplified the alleged defamation by distributing the segment on its website and YouTube channel, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers, with the YouTube clip alone garnering approximately 30,000 views. Cohen is demanding that the program "HaPatriotim" issue an apology in Meir's presence, clarifying that the broadcast contained false accusations against him. If his demands for the apology and NIS 50,000 are not met within seven days, Cohen has threatened to file a lawsuit seeking NIS 150,000 in damages.
