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Author to Apologize, Pay Damages Over Defamation Claims in Netanyahu-Recommended Book

Author Hanan Amiur and publisher Sella Meir will pay NIS 45,000 to attorney Yair Nahorai and amend Amiur's book, "The Workshop of Mind Engineering," following a defamation suit.

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What happened

  1. 01Author Hanan Amiur and publisher Sella Meir must pay NIS 45,000 to attorney Yair Nahorai.
  2. 02Amiur's book "The Workshop of Mind Engineering" will be amended to remove specific allegations against Nahorai.
  3. 03Amiur will publish a court-approved apology on social media retracting his claims about Nahorai.
  4. 04The defamation case stemmed from a report on Rabbi Assaf Numburg's controversial lessons.
  5. 05The settlement was reached in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court before Judge Mika Banki.

The case originated from a report on Rabbi Assaf Numburg's lessons, with Amiur's book alleging Nahorai provided edited segments to reporter Omri Maniv. The agreement includes Amiur publishing a retraction and apology on social media. The book will be corrected in future editions to remove the specific allegation against Nahorai.

Translated and summarized by baba from Ice, the latest report. Read Ice’s original

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