Lawsuit for NIS 500,000 Filed Against Avi'ad Glickman, Channel 13 and Israel Hayom

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Ret. Col. Ronen Cohen filed a defamation lawsuit for NIS 500,000 with the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court against journalist Avi'ad Glickman, Channel 13 and Israel Hayom. The suit was filed over reports of an alleged delay in the security protection of Gadi Eisenkot.

Cohen, who served as chairman of the Advisory Committee on Personal Security, claims the reports are false and harm his good name. According to him, Glickman has become a political activist.

The lawsuit concerns the security affair surrounding Gadi Eisenkot, and seeks compensation of NIS 500,000 from each of the defendants.