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Netanyahu hits back at claims of wife's alcohol abuse: Leave my family alone
Moran Azulay
Published: 26.01.15, 14:06
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1. Own medicine
PEM ,   Israel   (01.26.15)
It is funny that it is OK for Netanyahu to use every dirty trick in the book to boost his reelection chances, uncluding an expensive trip to the US, two weeks befor the election, at the expense of the public's hard earned tax dollars, but then he squeals "no fair" when reports of his and his wife's behavio are made public, claiming that it is a trick to bring him down. Typical hypocrisy. He is blind to his unfair maneuvers, but squeals about others. We have truly been cursed with this man. I hope we can get rid of him as soon as possible.
2. don't make me gag from nausea. This is the same individual
Rafi ,   US   (01.26.15)
... who paraded around in 1995 with posters of Y. Rabin z"l dressed in Nazi unifrom. Now you are whining becuase some people told a few details about your wife's obnoxious behavior while in the PM's offcial residence? Your "complaints" of unfairness are those of a depraved hypocrite !
3. we'll leave your family alone
Brian ,   London   (01.26.15)
when you leave our family (the Jewish family) alone. Keep packing those boxes Sara...
4. sarah netanyahu
tomer ,   jerusalem   (01.26.15)
bibi,take care of your wife.she needs treatment. Soon you will have time to care for her. You may claim this is all election smear,but a turnover of 20 employees......really everything ok at home?
5. tb #1 and #2 about Bibi and Sarah
Eldar ,   Haifa   (01.26.15)
The first two talkbackers are right. Bibi uses every dirty trick himself. And for years he was "marketing" himself as a family man, even though he's totally estranged from his first family. Either way, I agree that the media should let up on Sarah - its just a sad, personal story and we should all stop gawking.
6. Sarah
GSW ,   UK   (01.26.15)
The media would have left her alone had she left the country and its affairs alone. There has never been such interference from a PM’s wife in state affairs. She chose to exploit her husband's position and become a public figure. She is now a reviled figure through her own behaviour and actions and must take the consequences. Had she remained a private individual in the background, her privacy would have been respected.
7. Drunk
Michael ,   Haifa   (01.26.15)
One is intoxicated by power while the other is, apparently, by the more conventional style of alcohol.
8. Leftist Folly
Brod ,   USA   (01.26.15)
By attacking Israel's First Family, the Leftists show they have no morality. They have no sense of shame. Israel's voters should reject them.
9. Yo Bibi ,...
split   (01.26.15)
An old proverb says: Where there's smoke, there's fire ,...
10. # 1 #2 No wife?
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (01.26.15)
No worries. No matter who is Israel's PM you'd find fault and, it still wont bring in ISIS to power the ones you adore. If I had to choose between a drunk and a beheading or honor killing, I'd take the drunk. You can take the beheading and not lose much.
11. Golda and Sarah
avramele   (01.26.15)
No one cared or peeked at Golda's messy personal life and that was as it should have been. Then again Golda famously did her own cooking and personally answered her home phone. Sarah's personal picadillos and problems are private matters for the Netanyahu's to work out. On the other hand the constant trapppings of monarchy now surrounding the first couple are a legitimate peripheral topic for discussion, at least over a bowl of pistachio ice cream while lying on a double bed flying over the Atlantic.
12. Not since Marie Antoinette has a country been so angry !!
Michael ,   California, USA   (01.26.15)
Did I forger Imelda Marcos? Three is a crowd.
13. I recall Queen Sarah throwing shoes at one of her aides,
A ,   Belgium   (01.26.15)
around 15 years ago or so? Guess she hasn't mellowed much with age.
14. our new winograd defense minister
marv   (01.26.15)
another air force general telling us what to do is the last thing we need. Yadlin likebaidetz who advocated golan withdrawal is a fish out of water who doesn't understand defensible borders.Air force bombs did not stop nasrollah rockets or hamas rockets. Yadlin is dangerous for israel as is herzog who wants to ignore lessons form the past. Herzogn like olmer t before him believes that he will strike a deal with abu mazen;his arrogance like that of lapid blinds him to the truth. The middle east has no mercy for the weak. Herzog and even bibi are weak. Vote for bennett!
15. an overnight drinking problem
tiki ,   belgium   (01.26.15)
Funny how with every election come new 'revelations about Mrs. Netanyahu. These people have been working for the family and instead of leaving at once after so many horrible 'insults & abuse they stayed working there and now prefer to drip unchecked 'dirty laundry = news to the media before elections. Wasn't this 'overnight drinking problem of Mrs. Netanyahu known to him when he was telling all the other stories of her terrible behaviour or didn't he get the money he wanted to extort from the family and is this his revenge? You really have to be a fool not to see through this 'zionist plot with a rotating female signature.
16. DNC
Robert ,   New Jersey, USA   (01.26.15)
The crack team of muckrackers at obama's Democrat National Committee were dispatched to defeat Netanyahu. Move on...this is just the beginning of the same tactics they used to destroy a great family man in 2012, Mitt Romney while hiding the absolute abomination behind obama's lies about his (nonexistent) historical record as a student, passport, birth certificate and draft card.
17. I did something similar to that as a US Navy officer when
Rivkah   (01.26.15)
the enlisted I asked to clean up a work desk refused to do so. So, I swept my arm across the desk pushing everything on it on the floor. Then I told the enlisted to clean up the mess on the floor and he did so. Sara probably asked that the dust be cleaned off the table that was set and ran into some guff, so she made her position on having a clean table more clear. Notice that the table was re-set without objections after all was thrown on the floor. Sometimes authority has to be dramatic to get it across to some people who is in charge.
18. What if true
olavi ,   espoo, finland   (01.26.15)
If there things is a bit like this, it isserious problem to PM. If he has not courage to say where the coffin is the results may be fatal. I hope things are not like told, butt....
19. These radical Leftists will dig up anything under the earth
Danny   (01.26.15)
to disgrace someone even if it doesn't make sense, and most of the time it doesn't.
20. Zahava Galon: a leader
(01.26.15)
Galon, leader of Meretz, is one of Netanyahu's harshest critics, but she has clearly condemned these despicable and disgusting attacks on Sarah Netanyahu. She is a true leader. On the other hand, both Herzog and Livnu are silent, hoping these attacks will get them a few more votes. Greedy and contemptible politicians?Yes. Leaders? Definitely not.
21. #2 stick with the facts
(01.26.15)
If Leftism is so great, why can't you ever stick with the facts? Netanyahu spoke at a large and peaceful protest against the Oslo Accords. He could not have seen the posters of Rabin dressed in an SS uniform. The person who made the posters, gave them to some idiots to hold, and called the press to film it was GSS agent Avishai Raviv under orders of GSS head Carmi Gillon. If the poster bothers you so much, why don't you demand that both Gillon and Raviv stop getting their state pensions?
22. Brod and Robert - You Funny!
Eldar ,   Haifa   (01.26.15)
Love how right-wingers cry about how the left is using personal slander and attacks. And in the same comment they lay on the cr@p Republicans invented to slander Obama. Right-wingers invented swift-boating!
23. why now? election smear campaign!
Jake ,   Jerusalem   (01.26.15)
Maybe Mrs. Netanyahu is not the world's most righteous lady, but it has little if anything to do with the fact that Bibi has done a great job of protecting Israel from Hamas' rocket attacks, in building up a great economy, in making life in Israel a real pleasure. Could be Mrs. Netanyahu hits the bottle, but she seems to do it quietly. If it were not for the elections we would never know that she screams. But, hell's bells, who cares about her; it's her hubby that I want for PM!
24. Bibi's wife
Shira ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.26.15)
Leave Bibi's family out of it! People are trying to bad mouth his family since they don't have anything bad to say about Bibi! Now you bring up scum to try to discredit Bibi since the election is close by! Bibi has been good for the Jews! Face it! Bibi has been great! and in truth, we don't have proof of having anyone better than him!
25. Sara Antoinette
Jez ,   Netanya   (01.26.15)
Were the prime minister to treat his wife like most western prime ministers - i.e. not take them around the world at tax payers expense and were she to get on with her own life rather than the countrys then Netanyahus requests would be reasonable. But he doesnt. No doubt she'll be off to congress soon.
26. Bibi's critics can't find him at fault so
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (01.27.15)
like wolves, they circle and attack his wife. Her accusers are slime balls. She isn't ruling Israel Bibi is and, defends her. Bet other women wish their hubbies would too.!
27. Sara Netanyahu
dianne parkin ,   england   (02.13.15)
having read a report in 'The Week' I now admire her wholeheartedly for looking after her country by recycling empty bottles after state parties - no one knows what she does with the money no doubt donated to one of the causes that she supports dirty washing - I would think that is what you are trying to air warming of soup - did anyone check if this should have been done before the worker left the premises and wishing her goodnight - surely just good manners think you need to get some new reporters !! goodnight just in case you wish to come back at me
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