Minister Gideon Sa'ar Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Barak Seri; Will Be Compensated 18,000 Shekels
The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court accepted the defamation lawsuit filed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar against media personality Barak Seri, and ordered Seri to pay Sa'ar compensation in the amount of 18,000 shekels. The lawsuit…
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar won a libel suit against media personality Barak Seri, who must pay 18,000 shekels in damages. The court determined that Seri's allegations that Sa'ar and his wife took a publicly funded private vacation were false, as Sa'ar covered the costs himself. The court also rejected Seri's defenses of truth and good faith, and dismissed his claim that the suit was a SLAPP action.