The defendant confirmed that he had watched a wide variety of videos on the Internet, some of which may have been distributed by ISIS, although he had no actual knowledge of the matter.
According to the defendant, the possibility that the videos were uploaded by the security forces of the State of Israel in order to seduce and capture innocent people, especially Arabs, cannot be ruled out.
With reference to section 10 of the general section, the defendant admitted that he had viewed a wide variety of publications and videos on the Internet through his private computer, in his home and without the presence of others, but denied that he had viewed videos that contained sympathy or encouragement to acts of terrorism, and denied that he had specifically searched for such videos. The defendant claimed that these videos may have come up on their own during his internet visits, and reiterated the claim that the possibility that these videos were uploaded by Israeli security and intelligence officials with the aim of incriminating Israeli citizens, especially Arabs, for offenses against national security should not be ruled out.
- In the factual chapter, the defendant denied what was alleged in section 1, saying that he roamed the Internet in his home without the presence of others, and during his searches on various topics (news, sports, social media, politics) videos and publications that were not specifically commissioned by him came up. In addition, he denied that he was particularly interested in the activities of the Islamic State organization, but it is certainly possible that videos and publications attributed by the accuser to a different ISIS organization were uploaded to his computer while wandering and searching for other content.
The defendant denied what was stated in section 2, saying that his interests were broad, and it is possible, among other things, that he watched videos attributed to ISIS, and that they may have been uploaded by Israeli security officials in order to deceive people like him.