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Sara Netanyahu Hit With $843,000 Defamation Lawsuit

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Sara Netanyahu faces a defamation lawsuit valued at nearly $1.2 million.
Yair Golan filed a NIS 2.55 million ($843,000) defamation suit claiming Sara Netanyahu said he knew the Oct 7 attack.
After Sara Netanyahu’s comments, incitement rose 450 percent; police raised Golan’s threat level but provided no protection.
Netanyahu denied the UAE President warned him of the Oct 7 attack.
Netanyahu claimed senior security officials kept him asleep to avoid triggering a full military alert.

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Sara Netanyahu faces a defamation lawsuit valued at nearly $1.2 million.
Yair Golan filed a NIS 2.55 million ($843,000) defamation suit claiming Sara Netanyahu said he knew the Oct 7 attack.
After Sara Netanyahu’s comments, incitement rose 450 percent; police raised Golan’s threat level but provided no protection.
Netanyahu denied the UAE President warned him of the Oct 7 attack.
Netanyahu claimed senior security officials kept him asleep to avoid triggering a full military alert.