High-profile case9/14/2026

Court Rejects Tally Gotliv’s Immunity Claim in NIS 2.6 Million Lawsuit

Knesset member Tally Gotliv appeared before the Lod District Court for a hearing in a lawsuit related to her publications about Shikma Bressler and her husband. The court had previously refused to dismiss the proceeding on the basis of parliamentary immunity, but the outcome of the current hearing is not stated in the source.

Key facts

•Court: Lod District Court
•Publication date: September 14, 2026
•Amount of the lawsuit: NIS 2.6 million
•The motion to dismiss the lawsuit on immunity grounds was rejected
•The case number is not stated in the source

Cause of Action

The dispute arose from a series of publications by Gotliv, described in the statement of claim as false and damaging. Among other things, the Knesset member claimed that Shikma Bressler’s husband, a Shin Bet employee, spoke with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and coordinated the October 7 attack with him. The lawsuit seeks NIS 2.6 million.

Who Filed the Lawsuit

The publication contains a contradiction regarding the plaintiff’s identity. In one place, it states that protest activist Shikma Bressler filed the lawsuit, while in Gotliv’s quoted statement, Bressler’s spouse is identified as the plaintiff. The source does not state the case number or the precise composition of the parties.

The Decision on Immunity

Gotliv sought summary dismissal of the lawsuit, claiming parliamentary immunity. The District Court rejected the motion, and the civil proceeding therefore continued. The legal grounds for the rejection and a decision on the merits of the claims in the lawsuit are not detailed in the article.

Separate Criminal Proceeding

The source also reports on a separate indictment against Gotliv for revealing the identity of a member of the security establishment—Bressler’s husband. In that proceeding, Gotliv requested that she be granted immunity, and the government approved the request. After the hearing, the Knesset member leveled political accusations against Israel Katz and Benjamin Netanyahu, and also praised Itamar Ben-Gvir; these statements are not a court decision.

What this means for you

The Knesset member’s status did not, by itself, lead to the automatic termination of this civil lawsuit: the court examined whether parliamentary immunity applied. For ordinary citizens, this illustrates that public statements containing serious accusations may provide grounds for a high-value monetary lawsuit, but the source has not yet confirmed that Gotliv bears liability on the merits in this case.

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