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Sara Netanyahu: Lawsuit a smear job
PM's wife dismisses charges made by former maid, says woman was treated warmly
A lawsuit filed by a former maid at the Netanyahu household is a smear job based on fabrications and slander, the prime minister's wife said in a statement Friday.
However, Ms. Netanyahu said the lawsuit was "false and replete with slander and fabrications about the prime minister's wife."
Earlier, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that former employee Lillian Peretz was suing Sara Netanyahu over humiliating treatment on the job. According to the lawsuit, PM Netanyahu's wife abused her maid, paid her less than minimum wage, and regularly screamed at her, among other things.
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According to Ms. Netanyahu's statement, the former maid was treated "with warmth and love." The PM's wife noted that in her resignation letter, Ms. Peretz wrote: "I submit my resignation from my job at the house in Caesarea with plenty of love and appreciation."
Ms. Netanyahu also referred to a news story published by Ynet in the past, where the former maid was quoted as saying: "I'm crazy about Sara. I have no friends, and she is a friend and a mother…she's everything for me. She's an amazing person. I dearly love her."
According to the statement, Ms. Peretz mostly had to maintain an empty house and enjoyed long vacations, as the Caesarea home was only used by the Netanyahu family on weekends.
