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Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Defamation Ruling Against MK Mordechai Harari
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By כיכר השבת, יוני גבאי ודניאל הרץ
First reported by Arutz Sheva · Aug 12, 2026
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The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Mordechai Harari must pay MK Nissim Vaturi 21,000 shekels for defamatory social media posts calling him "corrupt." The court rejected the district court's protection of these insults as free speech, emphasizing limits on defamation against public officials.
- 01Israeli Supreme Court reinstates 21,000 shekel defamation fine against Mordechai Harari.
- 02Harari called MK Nissim Vaturi "corrupt" and other harsh insults on social media.
- 03Tiberias Magistrate ruled insults defamatory; district court reversed this decision.
- 04Supreme Court ruled such terms are borderline and not automatically protected speech.
- 05Court emphasized protecting politicians' dignity alongside free speech rights.
- 06Ruling sets precedent on limits of political discourse and defamation in Israel.
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