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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

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Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
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
Yair Netanyahu, son of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on March 10, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 21, 2021, 2:43 pm
Yair Netanyahu again fails to show up in court for libel case, is fined NIS 2,000
Session delayed as former PM’s lawyer brings sick note for son; plaintiff’s attorney: ‘I hope he is strong enough for our next session, we’ll get there in the end’
By ToI Staff
Yona (Jason) Weinberg, a convicted US sex offender who moved to Israel and settled in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood. (New York State offender registry)
October 20, 2021, 9:06 am
Court blocks pedophile’s demand for NIS 200k after rabbi likens him to terrorist
Judge awards plaintiff Yona Weinberg NIS 3,000 over 2 other false claims; but she accepts that Yakov Horowitz’s actions came from ‘honest concern for public’s safety’
By ToI Staff
Isaac Perlmutter, an Israeli-American billionaire, and then CEO of Marvel, walks down the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, February 6, 2017. (Susan Walsh/AP)
September 29, 2021, 11:05 am
US-Israeli former head of Marvel cleared of hate mail campaign against neighbor
Florida court rejects libel claim against billionaire Isaac Perlmutter in feud with Canadian millionaire over tennis court at their condo complex
By Stuart Winer
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