Sara Netanyahu Gets Support: 'I Am on the Side of Truth'
Sara Netanyahu faces a lawsuit from a former employee of a childcare facility demanding 300,000 shekels for alleged harassment. The Prime Minister's Office rejects the accusations. Former hairdresser Lior Atia supported her on the radio, saying his experience was the opposite of media descriptions.
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the center of a legal dispute after a lawsuit was filed by a former employee of a childcare facility in the Jerusalem Regional Labor Court against the Prime Minister's Office. The plaintiff seeks compensation of 300,000 shekels and alleges harassment by Sara Netanyahu during his employment. The Prime Minister's Office categorically denies these allegations. According to reports first published on Channel 12 by journalist Omri Maniv, on Sunday morning, former Prime Minister's residence employee, hairdresser Lior Atia, appeared on Galei Israel radio. In the interview, he expressed support for Sara Netanyahu and questioned the allegations. He said he worked with her for nearly two years and his experience completely contradicts media descriptions. "It seemed very strange to me that before the elections this campaign against the Prime Minister's wife appears again," he said. Atia added: "I received completely opposite treatment compared to what is described in the media: 'Would you like something to drink?' — all this happened within pleasant and friendly interaction." He also stressed that he does not support Netanyahu politically: "I don't vote for Netanyahu, so it doesn't look like a political stance. I am on the side of truth." In response to the publication, the Prime Minister's Office stated that it "categorically rejects the baseless accusations" contained in the material. The statement emphasizes that this is an employee who worked for a short time and was dismissed due to professional incompetence. According to the office, the reasons for dismissal were weak performance, repeated mistakes, difficulties in interacting with colleagues, and behavior not conforming to established procedures. It is also claimed that the employee raised his claims only after dismissal and after being refused re-employment at the residence. The office believes the lawsuit is part of a broader practice of attempting to extract money from the state through slanderous accusations against the Prime Minister's Office staff and his wife. The statement noted that Sara Netanyahu has previously won a similar court case, and the plaintiff was ordered to pay her compensation by court decision. The office stressed that all circumstances will be thoroughly examined within the legal procedure, where each plaintiff's claim will be answered in detail.