Yair Netanyahu Sues Protest Activist for NIS 500,000

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has filed a NIS 500,000 defamation lawsuit against protest activist Ami Dror. The lawsuit, submitted through attorney Chor Uriel Nizri, targets approximately 30 publications by Dror, which Netanyahu claims constitute severe libel intended to damage his reputation and public standing.

In the lawsuit, detailed by Ha'ayin Ha'shevi'i, Netanyahu addresses and denies a series of allegations made against him. These include claims that he physically assaulted his father and that he left Israel to evade a criminal investigation. Netanyahu's legal team stated these are false and baseless attributions originating from unfounded rumors.

Netanyahu also vehemently rejects publications concerning his conduct towards IDF soldiers and families of hostages. The lawsuit clarifies that he never cursed hostage families or insulted IDF soldiers, contrary to Dror's claims that soldiers guarding him in Miami witnessed such behavior. Furthermore, Netanyahu denies being the "operator" of a "poison machine" or managing an organized system for spreading improper messages.

The lawsuit also addresses various statements and epithets Dror used against Netanyahu and his family, such as "the Israeli Ceausescu family" and "the Turlaliahu family," along with terms like "head of the snake," "psychopath," "racist," and "crazy." Netanyahu argues these labels, and accusations of holding "dark businesses" and "secret funds," were intended to create a false public impression of a corrupt and forceful family exploiting its influence over state authorities.

Netanyahu's suit concludes that Dror's actions constitute a "continuous and systematic campaign of defamation" that has caused him significant harm. As of now, Dror has not yet filed a defense statement.