Israeli Attorney General orders probe into harassment allegations against Netanyahu's wife Sara
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Israeli Attorney General orders probe into harassment allegations against Netanyahu's wife Sara

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Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing allegations of harassing a witness in the corruption trial of her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara react following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv. Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and a witness in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara made the announcement in a terse message late Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the ‘Uvda’ investigative programme into Sara Netanyahu. The report obtained correspondence between Sara Netanyahu and Hanni Bleiweiss, a former aide to the prime minister who died of cancer last year.

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Why Israel has ordered a probe against Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Israel has ordered a probe against Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara

Firstpost  

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing a legal probe over alleged witness harassment and obstruction of justice. The investigation stems from WhatsApp messages suggesting she orchestrated campaigns to intimidate political opponents and witnesses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by his wife Sara Netanyahu, attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for …

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara in hot water: WhatsApp messages spark witness harassment investigation
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara in hot water: WhatsApp messages spark witness harassment investigation

Live Mint  

Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, on Thursday, December 26 ordered a probe into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu after a report alleged that she had harassed political opponents. The probe comes after Channel 12's ‘Uvda’ program unravelled WhatsApp messages which show Sara Netanyahu asking a former aide to organise protests against opponents. As per the WhatsApp messages …

Sara Netanyahu: Israel’s attorney general orders probe into prime minister’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment
3 weeks ago

Sara Netanyahu: Israel’s attorney general orders probe into prime minister’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment

CNN  

Israel CNN — Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has ordered an investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a report alleged that she had harassed opponents. “An investigation should be opened into suspicions of witness harassment and obstruction of justice regarding the findings of the Uvda show,” which aired on Israel-based Channel 12 television …

Israeli attorney general orders probe into allegation that Netanyahu’s wife harassed opponents
3 weeks ago

Israeli attorney general orders probe into allegation that Netanyahu’s wife harassed opponents

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, attends the fifth day of testimony in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on Monday. Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and witnesses in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial. The Israeli Justice …

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
1 month ago

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges. Allegations also mounted against the Netanyahus for using government money to purchase furniture for their private beach house and to cover the medical expenses of Sara Netanyahu’s late father. Flying high Netanyahu was suspected of …

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
1 month ago

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years

The Independent  

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Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been embroiled in scandal for years
1 month ago

Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been embroiled in scandal for years

LA Times  

Demonstrators, including one in a mask, protest against Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu outside court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand this week for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges. Allegations also mounted against the Netanyahus for using government money to purchase furniture for their private beach house and …

Court says Netanyahu’s son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father’s rival
1 year, 4 months ago

Court says Netanyahu’s son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father’s rival

LA Times  

Yair Netanyahu, posing for a photo in 2020 with his father, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been involved in several defamation cases over the years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son must compensate a woman who sued him after he implied she was having an affair with his father’s chief political opponent, a court ruled Wednesday. Yair Netanyahu first posted a screenshot …

Why Sara Netanyahu’s hair salon trip ended with riot police
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Sara Netanyahu’s hair salon trip ended with riot police

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The scene signaled a grave national emergency — dozens of riot police charged through the streets of Tel Aviv as crowds of anti-government protesters howled and roared. The protesters’ Wednesday night siege of the beauty parlor, accompanied by chants of “shame, shame,” cast a spotlight on Sara Netanyahu, a divisive figure long intertwined with her husband’s political career. …

Netanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife
1 year, 10 months ago

Netanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on Thursday denounced …

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, recovering after surgery
3 years, 10 months ago

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, recovering after surgery

The Independent  

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Israeli PM’s wife may have violated lockdown with haircut
4 years, 3 months ago

Israeli PM’s wife may have violated lockdown with haircut

Live Mint  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife may have violated the country's coronavirus lockdown by inviting a hairdresser into the official residence last week to prepare her for a public service video advocating the wearing of masks. Hair salons and barber shops are closed as part of a nationwide lockdown imposed last month, and people have been ordered to remain within …

Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal
4 years, 4 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — With Israel’s prime minister lashing out at him nearly every day, the country’s attorney general is pressing Benjamin Netanyahu to sign a conflict-of-interest agreement barring him from influencing key appointments that could affect his corruption trial. “Is it possible the attorney general didn’t know about this behavior?” Netanyahu told his Likud Party on Wednesday, calling for an independent …

Benjamin Netanyahu lashes out at ’ludicrous’ graft charges as trial begins
4 years, 7 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu lashes out at ’ludicrous’ graft charges as trial begins

Live Mint  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held high." "I came to demonstrate against the accused prime minister who uses his power to destroy the foundations of democracy," said Yoav Eitan, 39, …

Ex-housekeeper sues Israeli PM’s wife over abusive behavior
4 years, 10 months ago

Ex-housekeeper sues Israeli PM’s wife over abusive behavior

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A former housekeeper at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence is suing the leader’s wife Sara for pain and suffering allegedly caused during her employment there, the housekeeper’s attorney said Thursday. He said the woman, an immigrant from France in her mid-50s and a mother of five who wished to keep her identity secret, worked at the …

A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
5 years, 3 months ago

A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorneys met Wednesday with Israel’s attorney general and other top law enforcement officials in Netanyahu’s long-awaited pre-indictment hearing on a series of corruption scandals. ___ MEDIA MEDDLING Police have also recommended indicting Netanyahu for offering a newspaper publisher legislation that would weaken his paper’s main rival in return for more favorable coverage. Netanyahu reportedly …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara admits to misuse of public funds
5 years, 6 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara admits to misuse of public funds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The wife of Israeli prime …

Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds
5 years, 6 months ago

Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem magistrate court on Sunday sentenced Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a fine of more than $15,000 for misusing state funds. The court ruling settled allegations that Sara Netanyahu had misused some $100,000 in state money on lavish meals. The 60-year-old Sara Netanyahu in particular has been accused of excessive …

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's wife convicted of misusing public funds
5 years, 6 months ago

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's wife convicted of misusing public funds

India TV News  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara has been convicted of misusing public funds on Sunday. According to AP, The Israeli court has convicted Sara of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain. Sara Netanyahu was ordered to pay a fine of $ 15,000 in a deal approved by magistrates’ court justice Avital Chen in Jerusalem. “The …

Israeli PM Netanyahu's wife signs plea deal in meal fraud case
5 years, 7 months ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu's wife signs plea deal in meal fraud case

India TV News  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara signed a plea bargain on Wednesday over allegedly misusing state funds to order gourmet meals, the State Attorney's Office said. Under the deal, Sara Netanyahu, 60, will admit lesser charges and be convicted of receiving something by intentionally exploiting another person's mistake. Sara Netanyahu and Ezra Saidoff, a former caretaker at the Prime …

Sara Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister's wife, cuts a plea deal in corruption case
5 years, 7 months ago

Sara Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister's wife, cuts a plea deal in corruption case

Salon  

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has accepted a plea bargain in regard to accusations that she misused roughly $100,000 in public funds. While they initially estimated that she had done this with almost $100,000 in state funds, prosecutors cut a deal with the Israeli prime minister's wife that halved the accused charge of misuse, to …

Sara Netanyahu: Wife of Israeli leader reaches plea deal in corruption case
5 years, 7 months ago

Sara Netanyahu: Wife of Israeli leader reaches plea deal in corruption case

The Independent  

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A glance at the scandals that have vexed Israel’s Netanyahu
5 years, 10 months ago

A glance at the scandals that have vexed Israel’s Netanyahu

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli attorney general’s decision to recommend criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of graft cases is the latest, and most dramatic, twist in the spiraling saga of legal troubles and scandals that have plagued the leader’s three-decade political career. Here’s a look at some of the scandals that have beset Netanyahu and his …

Israel's Attorney General Moves To Indict Netanyahu On Corruption Charges
5 years, 10 months ago

Israel's Attorney General Moves To Indict Netanyahu On Corruption Charges

NPR  

Israel's Attorney General Moves To Indict Netanyahu On Corruption Charges Enlarge this image toggle caption Sebastian Scheiner/AP Sebastian Scheiner/AP After months of anticipation, Israel's attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is preparing to indict him on corruption charges. If Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit decides to press charges, which expert expect he will do, it would be …

Israel police recommend indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara in third graft probe
6 years, 1 month ago

Israel police recommend indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara in third graft probe

Firstpost  

Benjamin Netanyahu immediately rejected the accusations against him and his wife, claiming “these recommendations were determined and leaked even before the investigations began.” Jerusalem: Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for bribery and other offences, the third such recommendation against the premier in recent months. The attorney general will now decide whether …

Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu in telecom case
6 years, 1 month ago

Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu in telecom case

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Nov. 11. Israeli police on Sunday recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and fraud charges, citing evidence that he exchanged regulatory favors for positive news coverage. “Victory in a coming election would embolden Netanyahu to stay in office …

Israeli PM’s wife goes on trial for fraud
6 years, 3 months ago

Israeli PM’s wife goes on trial for fraud

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife appeared in court Sunday for the start of her trial over alleged fraud and breach of trust, drawing renewed attention to the many scandals plaguing the prime minister and his family. Sara Netanyahu has been charged with allegedly overspending roughly $100,000 on celebrity chefs at the prime minister’s official residence, even when there …

Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara suspected of taking bribes in Bezeq case; police publicly specifies suspicion against her
6 years, 4 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara suspected of taking bribes in Bezeq case; police publicly specifies suspicion against her

Firstpost  

Police investigator Uri Kanar told a Tel Aviv court that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara, was a suspect and also that the police have testimony that the Netanyahus and the owner of the Bezeq telecom company were cognizant of the implications of their actions. Tel Aviv: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is suspected of accepting bribes in a …

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s prime minister, is under investigation for bribery
6 years, 4 months ago

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s prime minister, is under investigation for bribery

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara at the Choral Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 26, 2018. Sara Netanyahu is a suspect in a bribery case targeting her husband, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a police superintendent said Thursday in court. The police official, Uri Kaner, appeared at a court hearing on so-called Case 4000, a corruption investigation …

Israeli PM's wife Sara Netanyahu charged with fraud, breach of trust, and misuse of public money
6 years, 6 months ago

Israeli PM's wife Sara Netanyahu charged with fraud, breach of trust, and misuse of public money

Firstpost  

The indictment threatened to reinforce the unflattering reputation the Netanyahus have gained over the years of enjoying an expensive lifestyle and being out of touch with most Israelis. Jerusalem: The wife of Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged Thursday with misusing some $100,000 in public funds to order lavish meals from celebrity chefs, dealing an embarrassing blow to the …

Sara Netanyahu: Israeli PM's wife charged over alleged misuse of state funds
6 years, 6 months ago

Sara Netanyahu: Israeli PM's wife charged over alleged misuse of state funds

The Independent  

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife charged with misuse of public funds
6 years, 6 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife charged with misuse of public funds

Live Mint  

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife has been charged with misusing public funds, compounding the first family’s legal problems as the attorney general weighs whether to indict the premier himself on suspicion of corruption. The Netanyahu family’s legal problems have gripped Israel for more than three years, and in the prime minister’s case threaten his political survival. Police …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara charged with aggravated fraud and breach of trust
6 years, 6 months ago

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara charged with aggravated fraud and breach of trust

Salon  

Israeli prosecutors filed charges of aggravated fraud and breach of trust Thursday against the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stands accused of misspending more than $100,000 worth of taxpayer funds on opulent meals catered to the pair's official residence. Sara Netanyahu has been formally charged with defrauding the state of Israel in a case called the “Meals Ordering …

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