Yair Netanyahu
Son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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| January 2025 | An appeal by Netanyahu against former Knesset member Stav Shaffir was rejected. He was forced to compensate Shaffir for legal fees after losing a lawsuit where she publicly called him 'a liar, an evil man, a racist and a sexual-abuser'. |
| January 2025 | An appeal by Netanyahu against former Knesset member Stav Shaffir was rejected. He was forced to compensate Shaffir for legal fees after losing a lawsuit where she publicly called him 'a liar, an evil man, a racist and a sexual-abuser'. |
| July 2024 | Commented that the prosecution of Israeli soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian prisoner was 'criminal and anti-Zionist' after military police visited Sde Teiman detention camp. |
| July 2024 | Commented that the prosecution of Israeli soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian prisoner was 'criminal and anti-Zionist' after military police visited Sde Teiman detention camp. |
| June 9 2024 | The Netanyahu family formally requested the Security Advisory Committee to provide lifetime Shin Bet security for Benjamin Netanyahu's family members, including Yair, Sara, and Avner. The committee decided to postpone discussion of the request due to ongoing war. |
| June 9 2024 | The Netanyahu family formally requested the Security Advisory Committee to provide lifetime Shin Bet security for Benjamin Netanyahu's family members, including Yair, Sara, and Avner. The committee decided to postpone discussion of the request due to ongoing war. |
| 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas War, Netanyahu was reported to be living in Florida while many fellow Israelis abroad returned to serve in the army. |
| 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas War, Netanyahu was reported to be living in Florida while many fellow Israelis abroad returned to serve in the army. |
| June 2022 | Received his official press card from the Israeli Government Press Office. |
| June 2022 | Received his official press card from the Israeli Government Press Office. |
| July 2021 | His appeal against the damages for the slander lawsuit was rejected by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court. |
| July 2021 | His appeal against the damages for the slander lawsuit was rejected by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court. |
| November 2020 | Launched his right-wing podcast 'The Yair Netanyahu Show' with episodes in English and Hebrew, with Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro as his first guest. |
| November 2020 | Launched his right-wing podcast 'The Yair Netanyahu Show' with episodes in English and Hebrew, with Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro as his first guest. |
| May 2020 | Responded to AfD politician Joachim Kuhs using a quote from him in campaign graphics by urging AfD to stop German funding for NGOs in Israel. |
| May 2020 | Responded to AfD politician Joachim Kuhs using a quote from him in campaign graphics by urging AfD to stop German funding for NGOs in Israel. |
| February 2020 | Ordered to pay $81,000 in damages and legal costs for the slander lawsuit regarding his Facebook post about Avi Alkalay. |
| February 2020 | Ordered to pay $81,000 in damages and legal costs for the slander lawsuit regarding his Facebook post about Avi Alkalay. |
| November 2019 | Netanyahu was sued for slander after sharing a Facebook post claiming former Walla news site editor Avi Alkalay was a plant for the Wexner Foundation. |
| November 2019 | Netanyahu was sued for slander after sharing a Facebook post claiming former Walla news site editor Avi Alkalay was a plant for the Wexner Foundation. |
| September 2019 | Accused assassinated former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of having 'murdered Holocaust survivors on the Altalena', a statement disavowed by his father. |
| September 2019 | Accused assassinated former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of having 'murdered Holocaust survivors on the Altalena', a statement disavowed by his father. |
| July 2019 | Expressed support for British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson during his imprisonment. |
| July 2019 | Expressed support for British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson during his imprisonment. |
| July 7 2019 | Netanyahu won a libel suit against Israeli Labor Party activist Abie Binyamin, who claimed he was hiding millions in offshore accounts. |
| July 7 2019 | Netanyahu won a libel suit against Israeli Labor Party activist Abie Binyamin, who claimed he was hiding millions in offshore accounts. |
| June 2019 | Met with Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. |
| June 2019 | Met with Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. |
| May 2019 | Expressed support for right-wing nationalist European figures including Viktor Orbán, Matteo Salvini, Nigel Farage, and Geert Wilders in the European Parliament election. |
| May 2019 | Expressed support for right-wing nationalist European figures including Viktor Orbán, Matteo Salvini, Nigel Farage, and Geert Wilders in the European Parliament election. |
| March 2019 | Asked to leave his work at the Israel Law Center after criticizing President Reuven Rivlin's efforts for Arab-Israeli coexistence. |
| March 2019 | Asked to leave his work at the Israel Law Center after criticizing President Reuven Rivlin's efforts for Arab-Israeli coexistence. |
| December 2018 | Suspended from Facebook for 24 hours after posting anti-Muslim content, including a comment stating 'There will never be peace with those monsters in form of men that have called themselves Palestinians since 1964'. |
| December 2018 | Suspended from Facebook for 24 hours after posting anti-Muslim content, including a comment stating 'There will never be peace with those monsters in form of men that have called themselves Palestinians since 1964'. |
| January 2018 | A recording from his 2015 strip club visit was leaked, leading to a public scandal. Netanyahu apologized for his remarks and filed a 1 million NIS lawsuit against his driver who recorded the conversation. |
| January 2018 | A recording from his 2015 strip club visit was leaked, leading to a public scandal. Netanyahu apologized for his remarks and filed a 1 million NIS lawsuit against his driver who recorded the conversation. |
| December 2017 | Posted a controversial Facebook meme portraying his father's political opponents as puppets controlled by George Soros, which garnered support from white nationalists and neo-Nazi websites before being deleted. |
| December 2017 | Posted a controversial Facebook meme portraying his father's political opponents as puppets controlled by George Soros, which garnered support from white nationalists and neo-Nazi websites before being deleted. |
| 2015 | Yair Netanyahu visited a Tel Aviv strip club, recorded in a controversial conversation discussing strippers and a gas deal. |
| 2015 | Briefly dated Lee Levi, a Danish-Israeli model and student. |
| 2015 | Yair Netanyahu visited a Tel Aviv strip club, recorded in a controversial conversation discussing strippers and a gas deal. |
| 2015 | Briefly dated Lee Levi, a Danish-Israeli model and student. |
| January 2014 | Reported by a Norwegian newspaper to be dating Sandra Leikanger, a Norwegian student he met while studying at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, which sparked public controversy due to her non-Jewish background. |
| January 2014 | Reported by a Norwegian newspaper to be dating Sandra Leikanger, a Norwegian student he met while studying at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, which sparked public controversy due to her non-Jewish background. |
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