Jerusalem – Yesh Atid leader Yair Laid has had a number of well-documented disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but that did not stop the former finance minister from coming to the defense of Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, on Tuesday.
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Sara Netanyahu has been the subject of much media scrutiny in recent days over claims by former employees at the prime minister’s official residence that she was abusive and improper as an employer.
In an interview with Galei Israel radio, Lapid said, “I have known Sara Netanyahu for 20 years, and I’ve never witnessed any of this alleged behavior. She should not be attacked. It is ugly.”
Lapid, however, did not hesitate to take the opportunity to attack his political rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The problem as I see it is not what Mrs. Netanyahu does. Our problem is Benjamin Netanyahu, her husband.”
The Yesh Atid leader said that the defaming of Sara Netanyahu would not help defeat the prime minister in upcoming elections.
“Maybe it’s true, and everybody is saying it and there is a lot of evidence. But, in my eyes, it doesn’t make things worse for [Benjamin] Netanyahu, it makes things easier for Netanyahu,” he said.
“The problem is not what Mrs. Netanyahu does to her employees. Even if it is all true, she is not the first in the world to act this way, and that doesn’t interest me. The problem is her husband Benjamin Netanyahu, who has egregiously contributed to the deterioration of the State of Israel. This is what I want to concern myself with,” Lapid said.
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Think we sould bring once a day israely news its also “ugly” a bunch of babies.
Smart PR move by Lapid.