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December 19, 1997 - Image 35

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Sara's Story

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her staff, and, most of all, harass-
ment of her husband, are matters for
the powers-that-be to investigate
and, if necessary, to stop.
But at the popular level, the
Netanyahus, portraying themselves as
victims of another media assault, are
LARRY DERFNER
getting a lot of sympathy.
Israel Correspondent
In a letter to the newspaper, the
prime minister wrote that "... this
of unlike in the United
evil attack is without precedent, and
States these days, when
has as its goal the destruction of my
Israelis want a break from
wife's dignity and the assassination of
bashing their top political
her character. Since the publication
leaders, they go after their spouses.
of the story, I have received a
Thus, last weekend's Yediot
tremendous outpouring of encour-
Achronot newspaper expose on Sara
agement and support from the citi-
Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister
zens of Israel, as well as
Binyamin Netanyahu. By the
[having heard] expressions of
end of the weekend, most of
Prime Minister disgust and rage at your
the callers to the popular
Binyamin
newspaper."
radio talk shows here insisted
Netanyahu
When a Jerusalem man
speaks to a press and his three young children
that Yediot's story was one
conference with
more in a pattern of lying,
stood outside the Prime
his wife Sara
libelous, gossip-ridden trash
Minister's Residence
next to him.
about Israel's First Family.
with a sign reading, "Sara,
The Israeli common man
Bibi, Yair and Avner [the
and woman accused the media of
Netanyahus' young sons] — we love
going after the Netanyahus out of
you," Sara came out and hugged her
left-wing bias.
fans, saying, "I want to thank the
At the official level, the question
thousands of people who contacted
being debated is whether
me to show their support."
Netanyahu's decision-making ability
Meanwhile, Yediot's editors noted
is being damaged by his wife's behav-
that the Netanyahus did not deny
ior, and whether her alleged profliga-
any of the specifics of the story.
cy with public funds, failure to
The article, which ran eight pages
report the receipt of gifts, abuse of
in the country's largest newspaper,

Israel's first lady is a
storm of controversy
these days.

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