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Ben-Gvir sues Eisenkot for NIS 100,000 defamation

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC · How we work

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Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, via attorney Ze’ev Wolf, filed a NIS 100,000 defamation suit against MK Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot cited the phrases ‘the only way is to kill’ and ‘a good Arab is a dead Arab’.
Ben-Gvir denied publishing the videos, called the claim a complete lie, and sought removal of the podcast segment.
He asked the court to order Eisenkot and the Yashar! party to pay NIS 100,000 without proving harm.

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Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, via attorney Ze’ev Wolf, filed a NIS 100,000 defamation suit against MK Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot cited the phrases ‘the only way is to kill’ and ‘a good Arab is a dead Arab’.
Ben-Gvir denied publishing the videos, called the claim a complete lie, and sought removal of the podcast segment.
He asked the court to order Eisenkot and the Yashar! party to pay NIS 100,000 without proving harm.