Criminal probe launched into Sara Netanyahu over allegations of witness tampering
State Attorney’s Office confirms to MK Naama Lazimi that it’s looking into allegations Sara Netanyahu organized harassment campaign against key witness in PM’s corruption trial
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

The police opened a criminal investigation last month into Sara Netanyahu over allegations she sought to intimidate a witness and interfere in the corruption case against her husband, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Attorney’s Office said Sunday.
Following a request from MK Naama Lazimi, of the left-wing Democrats party, for information regarding the allegations, the State Attorney’s Office told her that a police investigation was opened into Sara Netanyahu on December 26, 2024.
The investigation is being conducted by the Israel Police and the cybercrimes department of the State Attorney’s Office, and follows a report by Channel 12’s “Uvda” program that said Sara Netanyahu ordered Hanni Bleiweiss, her husband’s late aide, to orchestrate protests and an online campaign against Hadas Klein, a key witness in one of the cases in which the prime minister is standing trial.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman announced on December 26 that they had ordered an investigation on suspicion of witness harassment and obstruction of justice, following the “Uvda” report.
“Receiving the official announcement from the Attorney General’s Office regarding the opening of a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, is important for parliamentary oversight, the justice system, and the rule of law,” said Lazimi in a statement responding to the State Attorney Office’s message.
“The prime minister’s wife is a convicted felon and, as we learned in the investigation, acted to harm prosecution officials and discredit a witness – very serious offenses for which she must be brought to justice,” Lazimi said.

Sara Netanyahu — who denies any wrongdoing regarding Klein — was convicted in a plea bargain in 2019 of misusing state funds amounting to some $50,000 on catered meals while there was a full-time chef on staff at the Prime Minister’s Residence.
‘Uvda’ report
An investigative report on Channel 12’s “Uvda” program on December 19 alleged, among other things, that Sara Netanyahu directed Bleiweiss to have Likud activists publish attacks on Klein, and to demonstrate outside Klein’s house ahead of, or during, her testimony in court, with the intention of intimidating and harassing her.
Klein is a key witness in Case 1000, in which the prime minister is accused of having illicitly received hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cigars, champagne, and jewelry — much of it allegedly at Sara Netanyahu’s request.
In the wake of the report, Lazimi filed complaints to the attorney general, the head of the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 serious crime unit and State Attorney Amit Aisman, calling for them to investigate.
Three of Lazimi’s parliamentary aides also filed complaints in person at the Lev Tel Aviv police station, and created a WhatsApp group, giving instructions to members on how to file such police complaints online.
In an January interview with Channel 12, Hadas Klein said she felt vindicated by the “Uvda” report, and made further allegations about Sara Netanyahu’s abrasive behavior toward her, saying she intuited at the time that the harassment she was facing — which led her husband to fear for her life — was directed “from above.”
Klein also appeared to confirm a Haaretz report that said President Isaac Herzog had participated in the intimidation campaign against her, which the president adamantly denies.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.