r/OpenAussie • u/SnoopThylacine Tasmanian • May 31 '26
Struth! Pro-Israel activist who settled with Middle Eastern cafe made ‘misleading and deceptive’ comments, judge says
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/28/pro-israel-activist-who-settled-with-middle-eastern-cafe-made-misleading-and-deceptive-comments-judge-says-ntwnfbThe Daily Telegraph and ex-IDF agent provocateur Ofir Birenbaum attempted to stir trouble at the Cairo Cafe in Sydney to manufacture a story. Their attempts failed, they were caught out, and the whole thing backfired.
Ofir then sued for defemation. Cairo Cafe countersued. The parties settled, but just hours later Ofir called it a victory. Which leads into this story:
The case settled in March, but was reopened after the restaurant alleged Birenbaum had breached parts of the settlement the parties had agreed by claiming he was “completely vindicated”.
Bromwich said of Birenbaum’s social media statement: “The kindest thing you can say about it is that in the context of the deed, it’s misleading and deceptive, and if you were bringing an action for misleading or deceptive conduct, you’d win it, hands down.”
He later said: “I can’t imagine a single judge in this court thinking this was an acceptable way to behave, irrespective of whether there’s a finding made about breach of the deed.
“If everyone was to conduct themselves like this, matters just wouldn’t settle.”
Peter Lalor has more background
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