Noam Federman
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Brig.-Gen. Noam Tibon
Photo: Abir Sultan, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Federman ordered away from IDF officer
Court issues restraining order banning extreme Rightist from going within one km of Brig.-Gen. Noam Tibon's home due to threatening remarks
Extreme right-wing activist Noam Federman has been issued a restraining order by the court in an effort to keep him from further harassing Brigadier General Noam Tibon, commander of the IDF's Judea and Samaria Division.
Justice Benny Sagi of the Tel Aviv Magistrates' Court issued the six-month order Sunday, banning Federman from going within a one-km distance of Tibon's home.
Object of Harassment
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The order also prohibits the extremist from harassing the general and his family members or following them.
Police representatives told the court that Federman and his followers were engaging in illegal activity when confronting Tibon. Justice Sagi accepted the claim, and indicated a number of instances that constituted criminal activity.
In one case, Federman asked Tibon, "How come you're leaving your wife home alone?" as the latter was leaving his house. The judge decided that the statement had a threatening connotation and did not constitute legitimate protest.
The court also gave as an example a case in which Federman distributed manifestos in which he wrote about "a monster on the street called Noam Tibon". The judge said the statement constituted a disruption of the commander's privacy.
Justice Sagi said the court had been asked to create a balance between the individual's right to privacy and the public's right to protest. He determined that the frequency of the events in question created a need for the court to prefer the right to privacy in order to discontinue harassment.
He also stated that Federman had surpassed the outline of general protest and reverted to personal conflict, which constitutes harassment.
In response to the court order Federman said the court had taken "an unprecedented step to prevent protest". He added that "the Federman family will continue to protest against anyone who destroyed their home", referring to the illegal West Bank outpost razed by authorities last year.
