Q&A: Defamation in Israeli Law
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Defamation in Israeli Law
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I recently heard about a defamation ruling against a pharmacist who addressed a transgender person in the masculine rather than the feminine, as he requested. More generally, I’ve seen that the rulings in defamation cases are sometimes a bit strange. In your opinion, is it right at all to restrict freedom of speech in cases that aren’t extreme, like incitement to racism or violence?
Best regards,
Answer
Definitely not. It’s part of the madness so common nowadays.
Discussion on Answer
No. I meant that it is right not to restrict it, certainly in such cases. Only when there is an imminent danger.
Is it right to restrict freedom of speech? Even in cases like the transgender case?