Court Rejects Yair Netanyahu's Request Against Haaretz Journalist
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court rejected last night (Thursday) the request of Yair Netanyahu, who recently changed his name in the Population Registry to "Yonatan Hon," to issue a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav.…
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A Jerusalem court rejected Yair Netanyahu's request for a restraining order against Haaretz journalist Uri Misgad, ruling that the evidence did not meet the legal threshold for threatening harassment. Netanyahu had argued that Misgad's social media posts amounted to an obsessive campaign of stalking and endangering his safety. The judge noted that most cited incidents occurred months earlier, undermining the claim of ongoing threat. The decision reinforces the high bar Israeli courts set for restricting speech as harassment.