Channel 12 reporter sues right-wing activists for half a million shekels: "Antisemite"
Inbar Twizer, a Channel 12 reporter, filed a defamation lawsuit against 3 X users following a series of posts in which she was allegedly called offensive names. As part of the lawsuit, she is demanding compensation of over half a million shekels and the removal of the posts from the network.
Channel 12's Jerusalem affairs reporter, Inbar Twizer, filed a defamation lawsuit at the Hadera Magistrate's Court for 504,493 shekels against Shneur Krombi, Ilana Kadosh, and Shirat Lea Starkman. According to her, the three published a series of offensive expressions against her and her partner, including "Nazi," "antisemite," and "kapo."
According to the statement of claim published on the News1 website, one of the posts attributed to the defendants included accusations of "Jewish hatred" and "anti-Zionism," while in another post, Twizer and her partner were called "the new Nazis." It is further alleged that an edited photo of Twizer was distributed, in which she appeared wearing earrings with the Nazi regime symbol, alongside offensive captions. Twizer claims that the posts were distributed to an audience of thousands of direct followers and later reached wider exposure through shares and tags.
As part of the lawsuit, she asks the court to order the removal of the posts and to obligate each of the defendants to pay compensation of 168,164 shekels without proof of damage. Statements of defense have not yet been filed by the defendants. The statement of claim noted that Twizer is accustomed to public criticism as part of her journalistic work in recent years, but she claims the posts against her exceeded the boundaries of legitimate criticism and were intended to humiliate her. The lawsuit was filed through attorneys Ohad Rozen and Adalia Kasus.
The storm surrounding Twizer began in April, after she published a video documenting a meeting with 2 ultra-Orthodox youths who came to her home to collect donations for "Hachnasat Kallah." The video also raised the issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription, and she was subsequently criticized by figures online and in the ultra-Orthodox public. The "Emet LeYaakov B'Israel" organization even sent her a warning letter, demanding an apology and claiming that the video offended the yeshiva students and the ultra-Orthodox public. Twizer deleted the video and later said that she does not retract her position on the conscription issue.
