Ben Caspit Identified Shikma Bressler’s Husband, Yet Was Not Investigated
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Investigative reporter Meir Shemtzov reported on the program "Sheva" that Hanoch Daum and Ben Caspit published details linking Shikma Bressler’s husband to his role in the Shin Bet months after MK Tally Gotliv exposed his name. Despite this, no steps were taken against them similar to those taken against Gotliv. The State Attorney’s Office did not respond to questions on the matter.
An investigation by Channel 14 reporter Meir Shemtzov reveals that MK Tally Gotliv was not the only one who published details about Shikma Bressler’s husband, who serves as a senior official in the Shin Bet. According to the investigation, on March 1 Daum published a description in his column in Yedioth Ahronoth of a veteran Shin Bet fighter married to one of the protest leaders.
The next day, journalist Ben Caspit posted a tweet on X, formerly Twitter, in which he shared Daum’s column and wrote explicitly, "He is talking about Shikma Bressler’s husband," thereby directly linking the description to the officer’s identity.
The investigation illustrates what it describes as selective enforcement by the legal system and the State Attorney’s Office. While the details disclosed by MK Gotliv caused an uproar and led to reviews and investigations, Caspit and Daum were not required to delete their publications, and Caspit’s tweet remains online to this day.
In response to the investigation, Caspit claimed that because Gotliv had already revealed the name in January 2024, his publication in March did not constitute a "revelation" and compared it to the censorship rule according to which information that has already been published is no longer confidential. However, the investigation presented an apparent contradiction in Caspit’s conduct: while he himself confirmed the officer’s identity on social media, on his radio program he sharply attacked Gotliv.
Caspit said that Gotliv endangered the life of the Shin Bet officer and his family, although she had been warned that he was a fighter who had served for decades in an operational unit. The State Attorney’s Office did not respond to the questions raised in the article.
