Minister Nir Barkat went live Thursday with the 'Defamation Fund 12' website (diba12.org.il), accompanied by a large-scale media and billboard campaign, urging citizens and IDF soldiers who claim they were harmed by Channel 12 to apply for legal aid from the fund he established against the network.
Minister Nir Barkat launched a dedicated website, 'Defamation Fund 12' (diba12.org.il), on Thursday as part of a new media and billboard campaign, calling on citizens and IDF soldiers who claim to have been harmed by Channel 12 to apply for legal aid from the fund. The website is now active.
The campaign follows Barkat's earlier announcement of the fund earlier Thursday, as The Zioneer reported. The fund, which Barkat has said is financed from his personal funds and chaired by Prof. Moshe Cohen-Elia, has already been used to support at least one legal case against Channel 12, including journalist Eli Tzipori's successful defense. Barkat's dispute with the network has escalated in recent weeks, with the minister sending a warning letter signed by eight ministers and organizing a collective defamation suit. The new campaign marks the latest step in providing legal backing to individuals and soldiers he says have been targeted by the network.
2 developments
- DevelopingMinister Nir Barkat launches defamation fund to counter Channel 12 lawsuit
- StrongMinister Nir Barkat announces defamation warning letter to Channel 12 signed by eight ministers
- DevelopingMinister Nir Barkat organizes first-ever collective defamation suit by government ministers against Channel 12
- DevelopingEli Tzipori thanks Barkat's defamation fund after Channel 12 acquittal
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