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Ex-Aman chief ordered to pay NIS 190,000 in bitter village defamation case
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First reported by Srugim · Jun 25, 2026
What happened
A Haifa court ordered former Military Intelligence chief Uri Sagi to pay NIS 190,000 to Kfar Bialik resident Yedid Cohen in a long-running defamation fight. Sagi’s counterclaim won only NIS 5,000, and he says he will appeal.
- 01Haifa court ordered Uri Sagi to pay Yedid Cohen NIS 190,000.
- 02Cohen was awarded only NIS 5,000 on Sagi’s counterclaim.
- 03Judge Sigalit Gatz-Ophir said Sagi’s testimony was not credible.
- 04The case stemmed from village WhatsApp posts and years of personal conflict.
- 05Sagi is expected to appeal the ruling.
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