Defamation Suit or Gag Order? Organization Promoting “Sacred Sexuality” Sues Israeli for Millions
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
What happened
ISTA, an international organization that runs “sacred sexuality” workshops, sued Israeli critic Eyal Shaham for 3.6 million shekels over his warnings about alleged sexual abuse in its seminars. The Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court did not dismiss the suit as a gag-order case, but ordered ISTA and another plaintiff to post a combined bond of about 500,000 shekels. Both sides welcomed or criticized the ruling as a significant legal step.
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