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Police expected to close probe of reporter over allegedly shoving aide to PM’s wife
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Police are expected to close an investigation into journalist Aviad Glickman, Channel 13’s legal correspondent, due to a lack of evidence against him, Haaretz reports.
Glickman was investigated on suspicion of assaulting a woman in the employ of the prime minister’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, but denies the allegations against him.
He is expected to appeal the move and request that the case be closed due to a lack of guilt, rather than a lack of evidence.
The incident occurred during a libel hearing in May last year.
Footage showed the reporter jostling Netanyahu’s aide, Gal Dabush, as hearing attendees tried to push through a crowded doorway at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, apparently in order to film Netanyahu as she left the courtroom.
Glickman had previously been summoned for questioning in July over the incident, but Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara contacted police at the time, insisting they first examine the context, citing “the necessary procedural caution needed for investigating journalists in relation to their work.”
אביעד גליקמן תקף אותי באלימות ודחף אותי בחוזקה ביציאה להפסקה בבית המשפט.
ביטחון בית המשפט היו עדים לאירוע האלים והוציא אותו.
אני הגשתי נגדו תלונה במשטרה. אני לא אשתוק מול האלימות של גליקמן. מבטיחה לעדכן.
מה עוד תעשה להם השנאה כלפי משפחת נתניהו?
הם לא רק משקרים, הם לא רק… pic.twitter.com/JhbBV2xWfw
— גל דבוש (@miss__gd) May 28, 2025
The attorney general later greenlit the probe in light of testimonies, security camera footage and medical reports of the alleged victim, who said the incident left her bruised and in pain.
The Times of Israel Community.