Yair Netanyahu Sues Protest Activist for NIS 500,000 Over Defamation

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has filed a NIS 500,000 defamation lawsuit against protest movement activist Ami Dror. Netanyahu alleges that approximately 30 publications by Dror contain serious defamatory statements aimed at undermining his reputation and public standing.

According to the lawsuit, Dror's publications falsely claimed that Yair Netanyahu physically assaulted his father, the Prime Minister, and slapped him. The lawsuit also states that Dror spread information suggesting Yair Netanyahu left Israel to evade criminal investigation. Netanyahu's representatives have categorically denied these claims, calling them baseless rumors.

The suit further addresses Dror's alleged behavior towards IDF soldiers and the families of hostages. Yair Netanyahu denies insulting hostage families or verbally abusing soldiers, countering Dror's claims that soldiers guarding Netanyahu in Miami witnessed such conduct.

Netanyahu also refutes accusations of operating a "poison machine," a network linked to spreading political attacks and discrediting messages, and denies leading an organized system for disseminating unacceptable communications. The lawsuit highlights Dror's use of derogatory nicknames and expressions for Yair Netanyahu and his family, including "the Romanian Ceausescu family" and "the crazy Netanyahu family," as well as calling Yair Netanyahu "head of the snake," "a psycho," "a racist," and "a madman."

Netanyahu argues that these expressions, along with accusations of "dark business" and "secret money," create a false public perception of the Netanyahu family as a corrupt and power-abusing group. The lawsuit asserts that Dror's publications constitute a "continuous and systematic smearing campaign" that has caused Yair Netanyahu real damage. Ami Dror had not yet filed a defense at the time of the report, leaving the evaluation of the claims to future legal proceedings.