Avi Benayahu's big victory in court: compensation on the way

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court ruled that Ran Karmi Buzaglo must compensate Avi Benayahu, former IDF spokesperson, with approximately 80,000 shekels plus an additional 23,000 shekels in legal fees for defamation. Buzaglo shared a post by Benayahu that included a photo of soldiers' arms with a messianic symbol, and added a headline calling Benayahu "filth" and asking if he "informed on the soldier arrested in Brazil." The judge determined that the term "filth" does not constitute defamation, but the question about informing does constitute libel, as it implies collaboration with the enemy during wartime. Benayahu responded that this is justice after about two and a half years of legal struggle.