Knesset Approves Amendment to Libel Bill

The Knesset approved on Monday evening the first reading of an amendment to the libel law.

The amendment seeks to raise the compensation for libel to 300,000 shekels, six times the amount currently prescribed by law, even without proof of damage. The court will be allowed to double the compensation to 600,000 shekels if it is convinced that the libel caused damage.