After the Lawsuit Against Ben Caspit: Right-Wing Activist Also Sues the Shin Bet
Following the lawsuit against journalist Ben Caspit, right-wing activist Elisha Yered filed an additional lawsuit, this time against the state - for 150,000 shekels • The lawsuit is based on the exposure of correspondences that…
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A right-wing activist is escalating his legal campaign by suing the Shin Bet for 150,000 shekels, claiming the security service leaked classified criminal information to journalist Ben Caspit to sabotage his appointment as a spokesperson for MK Limor Son Har-Melech. The suit follows an earlier defamation case against Caspit. This raises serious questions about whether Israel's internal security apparatus is being used to influence political appointments and silence political activists.