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Retired General Israel Ziv Awarded $45,000 in Defamation Suit Over Oct. 7 Conspiracy Theory
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By יעל יפה
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 7 hours ago
What happened
Retired Major General Israel Ziv was awarded 168,000 shekels in a defamation case against attorney Ido Shifoni, who spread a conspiracy theory about Ziv's alleged prior knowledge of the October 7th attacks. The court ruled Shifoni's claims were politically motivated and baseless.
- 01Retired General Israel Ziv wins $45,000 in defamation suit.
- 02Attorney Ido Shifoni spread conspiracy theory about Oct. 7 knowledge.
- 03Court found Shifoni's claims politically motivated and baseless.
- 04Shifoni ordered to remove posts and publish ruling.
- 05Yair Golan plans similar lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu.
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