<p>Naftali Bennet launched an NIS 1 million ($290,000 USD) lawsuit for defamation on Tuesday against a rabbi who claimed the former Prime Minister’s mother is a Reform convert.</p> <p>The lawsuit charged that Rabbi Ronen Shaulov made defamatory statements, including “appalling epithets and curses." It said the allegations were read by over 700,000 online, the&nbsp;<em>Jewish Chronicle&nbsp;</em>reported.</p> <p>The lawsuit stated that a Google search for Bennet’s mother suggested adding the words “Christian” or “convert” to the search.</p> <p>This was evidence that Rabbi Shaulov’s claims had taken a “deep hold” with the public, the lawsuit claimed.</p>