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Right-Wing Activist Elisha Yard Sues Shin Bet for Sharing Classified Personal Data with Journalist

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First reported by Now 14 · 1 day ago

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Elisha Yard, a right-wing activist, is suing Shin Bet for 150,000 shekels, accusing the agency of illegally sharing classified personal information with journalist Ben Caspit, who published it. The case follows a prior defamation suit against Caspit. Yard claims Shin Bet violated the law by providing sensitive data, knowing it would be made public.

01Elisha Yard sues Shin Bet for 150,000 shekels over sharing classified personal data with journalist Ben Caspit.
02The lawsuit follows a previous defamation case where Caspit was fined 20,000 shekels to Yard.
03Yard alleges Shin Bet confirmed he was a 'Shin Bet informant' and disclosed details of 17 arrests.
04The lawsuit claims Shin Bet violated the Criminal Records Law by sharing data with a journalist.
05Attorney Menashe Yado criticized Shin Bet for enabling political media shaming.
06Yard demands 80,000 shekels for defamation and 70,000 for privacy breach, plus legal fees.

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