Honenu sues Haaretz’s Uri Misgav for reviving false rape allegations against IDF’s Force 100 soldiers, demanding justice and restored honor.
The battle to defend Israel’s soldiers has moved from the front lines to the courtroom.
The Honenu legal aid organization has filed a NIS 450,000 defamation suit in the Ramla Magistrate’s Court on behalf of Force 100 soldiers, accusing Haaretz journalist Uri Misgav of spreading one of the gravest falsehoods ever aimed at the IDF.
According to the lawsuit, Misgav tweeted that Force 100 soldiers “raped a terrorist at the Sde Teiman detention facility”—a claim the complaint states was fully disproven and never appeared in any indictment. The publication, attorney Menashe Yado wrote, “revived one of the most serious slanders against IDF soldiers,” re-igniting a lie long buried by evidence and justice.
“These soldiers are still fighting—not on the battlefield, but for their names, their dignity, and their truth,” the suit declares. “Just as the public is beginning to understand the depth of the injustice they endured from the military prosecution, Misgav once again drags them through the mud. From a journalist of his stature, such a lie spreads like wildfire.”
Attorney Yado emphasized that the lawsuit’s purpose is to hold those who defame Israel’s defenders accountable and to restore the honor of Force 100. “In recent days, the truth has come to light, and the fabricators of this plot are collapsing one by one,” he said. “Yet Misgav and the left-wing media cling to their false narrative. We will not allow this. The people of Israel have the right—and the duty—to stand behind their soldiers.”
The Force 100 affair has become emblematic of the media’s relentless campaign against the IDF, where accusations are launched with sensational fury, only to crumble under scrutiny. Now, with the courts involved, the soldiers’ supporters say it is time for those who weaponize lies against Israel’s warriors to face consequences.
As Attorney Yado declared, “This is not just a fight for these soldiers—it’s a fight for every Israeli who refuses to let our defenders be defamed by those who side with the enemies of truth.”
