As a defence, Olmert tells court that what he had said was not libellous because it was true, and that he was clearly expressing an opinion
The Netanyahu family filed a defamation suit after Mr Olmert refused to apologise, seeking 837,000 shekels in damages for his “obsessive efforts to harm their good name in public, out of jealousy and deep frustration”.
“Associating a certain behaviour with this or that disease is a medical matter, and the court cannot determine this,” said judge Amit Yariv. Regarding compensation, the court decided that although Yair should be granted a larger amount than his parents due to his status as the son of a public official, Mr Olmert was able to present evidence that Yair himself had used similar expressions as part of a political discussion.
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