Netanyahu Defends Wife

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“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to his wife Sara's defense on Monday after days in which transcripts from her police investigation have been leaked to the media.

"Her image has been tarnished in the media for the past 20 years, day and night," Netanyahu said at the beginning of a Likud faction meeting, pounding his hand on the table.

Likud Knesset Members clapped enthusiastically in agreement, with several yelling out the causes Sara Netanyahu has championed.

Bibi added that he was moved by the support his wife has been receiving. “She is going through difficult times,” he said.

Sara Netanyahu is suspected of ordering private meals worth some $96,600 from high-end restaurants with the state footing the bill, although a cook had been hired to prepare the meals at the residence. She was charged with fraudulently obtaining benefits under aggravated circumstances, fraud and breach of trust.

“Sara is a wonderful woman,” Netanyahu said Monday.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team