The Hevron Jewish community and twelve families living in Hevron\'s Beit Hadassah are suing Ha\'aretz and reporter Amira Hass for slander. They claim that the newspaper falsely reported two months ago that Hevron Jews kicked, spit at, and danced atop the body of a dead Arab terrorist; the terrorist was shot and killed by soldiers, shortly after he threw a grenade at them. The plaintiffs cite an announcement by the IDF spokesman at the time that stated that the Jewish residents did not abuse the body in any manner. Ha\'aretz, according to the suit, has refused to apologize or to publish a retraction.
Hevron Jews Sue Ha\'aretz
The Hevron Jewish community and twelve families living in Hevron\'s Beit Hadassah are suing Ha\'aretz and reporter Amira Hass for slander. They claim that the newspaper falsely reported two months ago that Hevron Jews kicked, spit at, and danced atop the body of a dead Arab terrorist; the terrorist was shot and killed by soldiers, shortly after he threw a grenade at them. The plaintiffs cite an announcement by the IDF spokesman at the time that stated that the Jewish residents did not abuse the body in any manner. Ha\'aretz, according to the suit, has refused to apologize or to publish a retraction.