Former Shin Bet chief threatens legal action against Channel 14 over false claims
Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen sent a pre-lawsuit notice to Channel 14 and filed a lawsuit against Mika Kobi over comments made on a June 17 broadcast hosted by Shimon Riklin. In the segment, Kobi claimed Cohen had pressed for the release of Yahya Sinwar while allegedly knowing Sinwar intended to carry out a massacre.
Cohen, who recently joined Gadi Eisenkot’s Yesh! party, rejected the allegations outright. “These are completely false claims,” he said, adding, “Channel 14 served as a platform for spreading a grave false accusation against someone who served for decades in the security establishment.” He also said, “As the governing alternative led by Yesh! with Eisenkot strengthens, the campaign of smears and lies also intensifies, the pressure is understandable and clear.”
According to Cohen, the remarks amount to “false, serious and offensive” publication. The notice and lawsuit were submitted through the law firm Ben Tzur Korb & Co. Cohen is demanding that Kobi retract the statements and that Channel 14 publish a public correction and apology, clarify that the remarks were untrue, and remove the defamatory material.
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