PI Tzvika Naveh Sues Alex Sklar and Bus Companies for 3 Million Shekels
Private investigator Tzvika Naveh filed lawsuits totaling 3 million shekels against businessman Alex Sklar and transport firms over a massive public defamation campaign.
The ongoing legal battle between private investigator Tzvika Naveh and Israeli-Australian businessman Alex Sklar has escalated to court, with Naveh filing two multi-million-shekel lawsuits over a public smear campaign. In the first lawsuit, Naveh is demanding 2 million shekels from Sklar and transportation companies Egged and Metropoline over advertisements displayed on public buses.
Bus Advertisements and Defamation Claims
According to the lawsuit, starting in April 2026, advertisements were placed on at least 60 buses—30 belonging to Egged and 30 to Metropoline—across 40 different routes. The ads claimed that Naveh and former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri were involved in child abduction. Naveh vehemently denies any connection to the Blooch family child abduction case in Germany, stating he was never investigated, charged, or called to testify.
Naveh asserts that the publications caused severe defamation and privacy violations, estimating his damages at 12.16 million shekels, though the lawsuit was capped at 2 million shekels for court fee purposes. The complaint alleges that the transport companies approved the campaign and provided advertising space without conducting sufficient checks.
Extortion Allegations and Counter-Claims
In a separate lawsuit filed in August, Naveh sued Sklar for 1 million shekels over publications alleging he exploited the distress of the Albag family while Liri Albag was held hostage by Hamas. According to the filing, Liri's father, Eli Albag, had approached Naveh for help obtaining a foreign passport for his daughter. Naveh claims he received 1 million shekels plus VAT, but refunded the full amount when the effort failed.
"Eli Albag stated in interviews that he himself approached Naveh, that the passport attempt failed, the money was returned, and that he had no complaints against Naveh." — Court Filing
Sklar stands by his statements, maintaining that he intends to prove their truth in court. He stated that he allocated 10 million dollars for the campaign against Naveh and offered a 1 million dollar reward for incriminating evidence, vowing to continue until wrongdoings are legally addressed.
