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Ronen Bar Orders Defamation Suit Against Netanyahu

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  • Ronen Bar, former Shin Bet chief, ordered his lawyers to file a defamation suit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Bar demanded that Netanyahu disclose his pre-October 7 meeting schedule with security officials and foreign leaders.
  • Netanyahu denied ever meeting Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel or receiving an Egyptian warning before October 7.
  • Both Bar and Netanyahu filed defamation suits and each blamed foreign actors for spreading false “blood libels.”