Sara Netanyahu set to be grilled again by police on spending

Sara Netanyahu was summoned for further police questioning on Thursday over alleged financial irregularities at the PM’s residence.

In May, Israel police recommended prosecuting the prime minister’s wife for aggravated fraud for allegedly appropriating public funds earmarked for the Prime Minister’s Residence for private use.

But during a review of the case, the State Prosecutor’s Office asked the police to continue investigating and as a result, new evidence has come to light, according to Channel 10.

During the upcoming interrogation, which will take place Thursday, according to Israel Radio, police were expected to make Sara Netanyahu and Ezra Saidoff — a former deputy director for operations at the Prime Minister’s Office — face new witnesses.

The new evidence emerged in a long session of testimony given by a former caretaker at the PM’s residence, Menny Naftali, on November 1 to the Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit, according to Channel 10.

Naftali was awarded NIS 170,000 (about $43,735) in damages in February, after a labor court accepted his claims of mistreatment by Mrs. Netanyahu during his employment at the Prime Minister’s Residence.

He had provided extensive descriptions of humiliation, racist remarks and angry fits that he allegedly suffered at the hands of Sara Netanyahu.

Sara Netanyahu has been accused of improper behavior and misuse of state funds relating to the Prime Minister’s Residence, including receiving goods under false pretenses, falsifying documents and breach of trust.

Two of the cases involve her using state money to order food for personal use, and a third case involves using public funds to pay for a caretaker for her elderly father.

Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing and has claimed in the past that she is a victim of a plot to topple the Prime Minister and that former employees have been paid to testify against her.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.