Appeals Court Upholds Defamation Ruling Against Activist, Awards Amital Segal Shekels 145,000
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
Israel’s District Court upheld a defamation judgment against left-wing activist Omer Nahmani and kept the shekels 145,000 damages award to journalist Amit Segal. The case centered on repeated social media insults directed at Segal, and the court rejected claims that the suit was a silencing effort. Segal responded online by attacking Nahmani’s crowdfunding supporters and hinting at more targets.
- 01District Court rejected Omer Nahmani’s appeal on Sunday.
- 02Nahmani must still pay Amit Segal shekels 145,000.
- 03The case involved repeated defamatory posts on social media.
- 04The court dismissed claims the lawsuit was a ‘silencing’ action.
- 05Segal named Paula Rosenberg, Hila Regev and Moshe Redman as next targets.
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