Restaurant countersues over News Corp’s ‘Undercover Jew’ stunt

The Egyptian restaurant that unknowingly forms the background The Daily Telegraph The “Secret Jew” show filed a lawsuit against the man at the center of the story, who sued the restaurant for libel over social media posts following the incident.

Cairo Takeaway in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Newtown filed a cross-claim in the Federal Court on Friday against pro-Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum for trespassing.

Cross-claim statement seen by cricketIt alleges that Birenbaum “tried to increase social division by entering a pro-Palestinian building wearing a hat resembling an Israeli flag.” Daily Telegraph The camera crew waiting outside describes the show as a “cruel experiment.”