The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court orders a former worker in the Prime Minister’s Residence to pay Sara Netanyahu NIS 120,000 ($38,000).
According to the ruling, Sylvie Genesia is ordered to pay the sum, which includes legal fees, after failing to submit necessary filings to the court on time, the Ynet news site reports.
The judge emphasizes in the ruling that it does not mean the court accepts Netanyahu’s version of events, but merely that Genesia has failed to comply with court regulations and repeated requests, and the case has therefore been closed.
Genesia, who worked as a member of the cleaning staff at the Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street, sued Netanyahu and the HR company that employed her for NIS 650,000 ($179,400) in damages for mistreatment she says she experienced while working at the residence.
Netanyahu countersued for NIS 200,000 for defamation and invasion of privacy.
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