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Journalist Uri Misgav speaks at a conference of the Haaretz newspaper, held in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2019. (Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 1:45 pm
At lawsuit hearing, Netanyahu accuses journalist of seeking to expose him to danger
PM says Uri Misgav is ‘obsessed’ with revealing his location in real-time so that Iran targets him; claims he’s more open with medical reports than other premiers have been
By ToI Staff
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 14, 2026, 1:48 pm
From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, implausible anti-Israel dog rape claim goes mainstream
Israeli officials reject allegation canines were trained to sexually abuse Palestinian prisoners, which Jewish groups call ‘modern day blood libel’ and experts say is virtually impossible
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Grace Gilson
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court in the trial against him, October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 4:51 pm
After cancer revelation, court orders PM to submit sealed medical records in libel case
Judge says Netanyahu must file records by May 13, after journalist being sued by PM over claims he was in poor health requested that his doctors be summoned to testify on his medical status
By Jeremy Sharon
Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)
January 28, 2025, 6:37 pm
Yair Netanyahu to pay further damages to ex-MK after pulling libel loss appeal
Judge adds court fees to amount prime minister’s son was already ordered to pay former lawmaker Stav Shaffir over series of offensive tweets; she declares ‘another victory’
By ToI Staff
MK Nissim Vaturi (left) attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on August 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); The Democrats party leader Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 8, 2025, 4:15 pm
Likud MK Vaturi suggests Democrats leader Golan betrayed country on Oct. 7
Right-wing lawmaker amplifies conspiracy theory, says opposition party chief would do anything to bring down Netanyahu; Golan demands apology, threatens to sue
By ToI Staff
Eli Zipori speaks during a protest in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and against the Israeli legal system in Tel Aviv on December 30, 2019. (Flash90)
June 23, 2024, 6:58 pm
Channel 12 planning to sue journalist who refers to network as ‘Al Jazeera 12’
TV channel demands pro-Netanyahu pundit Eli Zipori apologize publicly, pay compensation of NIS 1 million for social media posts it claims amount to libel
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Dana Cassidy, left, and Yair Netanyahu, right, in the Kfar Saba Magistrate's Court, February 1, 2023. (Walla. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 30, 2023, 5:22 pm
Yair Netanyahu ordered to pay $34,000 for post suggesting woman was Gantz’s paramour
Kfar Saba court orders PM’s son to compensate Blue and White activist Dana Cassidy for ‘shocking and extreme’ statements, which led to harassment by Netanyahu supporters
By ToI Staff
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 6, 2023, 2:45 pm
Prince Harry gets day in court against tabloid he says has made his life miserable
British royal accuses the publisher of the Mirror of using illegal techniques, phone hacking and other unlawful snooping on an ‘industrial scale’ to get scoops
By brian melley and Jill Lawless
This combination of photos shows Yair Netanyahu (L) and former MK Stav Shafir attending a court hearing in Tel Aviv, November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 30, 2023, 11:31 am
Yair Netanyahu to pay damages to former MK Stav Shaffir after losing libel suit
Court rejects PM son’s counterclaim; ex-Labor MK to donate the money to fight incitement, violence against women: ‘Maybe he’ll finally learn his despicable behavior has a price’
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Dana Cassidy, left, and Yair Netanyahu, right, in the Kfar Saba Magistrate's Court, February 1, 2023. (Walla. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 1, 2023, 4:38 pm
Yair Netanyahu back in court for libel over tweet suggesting woman was Gantz’s lover
During hearing in case filed by Dana Cassidy against PM’s son for insinuating she had an affair with National Unity party leader, he asserts Iran has a video of MK exposing himself
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu arrives to testify in a lawsuit filed by Attorney David Shimron against attorney David Artzi, at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, January 23, 2023. (Moti Milrod)
January 23, 2023, 7:35 pm
Testifying in libel case, Netanyahus adamant Sara not involved in decision-making
Prime minister and wife appear in court over lawsuit filed against ex-defense official who claims to have seen legal pact detailing Sara’s right to influence state affairs
By ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in a lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 11, 2022, 11:03 pm
Yair Netanyahu says state should cover NIS 420,000 he needs to pay in libel suit
Former PM’s son argues failure of Prime Minister’s Residence staff to deliver court papers denied him right to defend himself; prosecutor’s office says letter properly delivered
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive for a court hearing on their lawsuit against former premier Ehud Olmert, at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on January 10, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/POOL)
July 10, 2022, 3:20 pm
Olmert: Sara Netanyahu may have lied when she told court she never drinks alcohol
Former premier cites testimony by Hadas Klein, a prosecution witness in Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, about a ‘never-ending’ supply of cigars, champagne to the Netanyahus
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing on his lawsuit against former prime minister Ehud Olmert, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on June 12, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 12, 2022, 8:53 pm
In fiery libel hearing against Olmert, Netanyahu denies having ‘psychiatric history’
Opposition chief calls defense lawyer ‘crazy’; his wife says she wasn’t admitted to psychiatric ward; former official says Netanyahu family’s behavior ‘took its toll on the state’
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert (left) and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wife, Sara, and son, Yair, in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, January 10, 2022, during a preliminary hearing in a defamation lawsuit. (Avshalom Sassoni/Pool Photo via AP)
May 17, 2022, 11:53 pm
Netanyahus ordered to testify in their libel case against Olmert — report
June 12 hearing will continue case in which former PM is suing predecessor for calling him and his family ‘mentally ill’
By ToI Staff
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