Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, have won a defamation lawsuit against an Israeli journalist over a Facebook post he wrote claiming that the first lady had booted the premier out of the car in an official convoy after a heated argument. On Sunday, an Israeli magistrates court ordered the journalist, Igal Sarna, to pay the Israeli leader and his wife $28,300 for writing the post. In March, the Netanyahus took Sarna to court, claiming damages for libel. Anyone who knows anything about motorcade security knows that something like that can’t happenDuring the trial, Sarna refused to reveal his source, saying only that he had verified the story. Reacting to the verdict Sunday, Sarna said in a Facebook post that he would appeal: “This kind of verdict is what is expected during these dark days.

Source: National Post June 11, 2017 12:56 UTC